Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Russia, Iran Sanctions | Balance of Power: Late Edition 07/28/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute, discusses the role the late Senator Lindsey Graham played in helping persuade President Trump to maintain support for Ukraine and other "front-line de

The procedural vote came just hours after the funeral of the bill’s main architect, Sen. Lindsey Graham.

The Senate, in a rare bipartisan vote Tuesday night, advanced a bill that would impose harsher sanctions on Russia and buyers of Russian oil and gas than the U.S. has previously enforced and extend existing sanctions on Iran, aiming to economically squeeze the two countries amid ongoing military conflicts.  The bill, n

In a massive show of bipartisanship, 86 senators voted to move forward with a Russia and Iran sanctions bill that had been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham. Why it matters: The vote came hours after senators gathered to honor Graham's memory, and immediately following a closed-door meeting with Ukrainian Pres

The US Senate is moving forward with sweeping Russia sanctions legislation championed by the late Lindsey Graham, targeting Moscow’s energy revenues, financial networks and countries that continue buying Russian oil and gas. The vote coincides with Zelensky’s visit to Washington for Graham’s funeral, meetings with Pres

Senators announced a breakthrough on the long-stalled measure as Senator Lindsey Graham, its main champion, was memorialized.

US Senate to vote on Russia sanctions bill in tribute to Graham  Reuters

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan sanctions package targeting Russia and Iran on Tuesday, passing the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 by an 86-12 vote just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill and attended the funeral of the bill’s

Graham was among Kyiv’s most influential and outspoken allies in Congress in its four-year-old war against Russia

Graham had worked to carefully negotiate the package with the White House.

Senate Republicans and Democrats have struck a deal on a new Russia sanctions bill co-authored by the late Lindsey Graham, Bloomberg reports.

By Patricia Zengerle, Richard Cowan and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on

US Senators reach agreement on bill to sanction Russia, Iran

The sanctions target Russian officials, oligarchs, their family members, foreign persons, Russian banks and financial institutions and the Russian shadow fleet.

WASHINGTON, July 28 - The U.S. Senate will begin voting on sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation on Tuesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visits the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.

Republican Senator Lindsay Graham's funeral is bringing the two world leaders to town, where they'll separately visit the White House to discuss their region's wars.

One of the aides said the Senate also was expected to begin voting as soon as during Zelenskiy's visit on a bill to impose sanctions on Russia that was championed by Graham.