US Senate votes to advance Russia sanctions bill that would give Trump new tariff powers – live

The U.S. Senate voted eighty-six to twelve to advance a major Russia sanctions bill with overwhelming bipartisan support. The bill would grant President Trump broad new tariff powers, but Democratic aides warn it contains almost no guardrails on that authority. In Ukraine news, Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a closed-door session. The two have had a tense relationship—at their last meeting, Trump openly criticized Zelenskyy—but both sides have signaled a warming of ties lately, including a friendlier exchange at a recent NATO summit.

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