Senators vote to advance Russia sanctions bill in Graham’s name

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

The Senate on Tuesday voted to advance a dual Russia and Iran sanctions bill honoring the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, hours after the South Carolina senator’s funeral in Washington, D.C. The upper chamber voted 86-12 to advance the sanctions bill, which is meant to cripple Russia amid its war against Ukraine. The legisla

The US Senate voted 86–12 to advance sweeping sanctions targeting Russia’s energy revenues, financial networks and shadow fleet, delivering a powerful bipartisan show of support for Ukraine as Zelensky watched from the chamber.

The US Senate advanced sweeping Russian energy sanctions legislation as Ukrainian President ⁠Volodymyr Zelensky visited the Capitol, seeing the vote as a tribute to the bill's author, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, on the day of his funeral.

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

Senate overwhelming votes for Russia sanctions bill inspired by Graham  USA Today

US Senate advances Russia sanctions bill following death of Lindsey Graham  The Kyiv Independent

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

Both leaders held closed-door talks with Trump on the day of Graham's funeral, with Iran and Ukraine topping the agenda.

Washington paid its respects to Sen. Lindsey Graham on Tuesday with services honoring his life and legacy. At his funeral, held at Washington National Cathedral, President Donald Trump said the South Carolina Republican “died doing the work he was born to do” and “went out at the peak of his career and the top of his g

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 and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - 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

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.

Vice President JD Vance: "It was impossible" not to like Graham  CNN

President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, immediately after meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, both of whom are in Washington, D.C., for Sen. Lindsey Graham's funeral. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Aidan Stretch have the latest.

Hundreds of US lawmakers gathered in the Capitol Rotunda on Tuesday to honor Lindsey Graham, the late Republican senator whose outspoken support for an assertive US foreign policy made him one of the party’s last prominent hawks.US Air Force bands played as Graham’s flag-draped coffin stood in the cavernous rotunda, in

Abuse allegations shadow the Republican representative as a close poll and ratings fuel Democratic hopes in Ohio's 7th.

A bipartisan group of senators announced a deal Tuesday on long-awaited legislation to allow President Donald Trump to impose more restrictions on major buyers of Russian energy, as well as Iran.

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President Donald Trump is expected to deliver remarks at the cathedral, alongside Fox News' Sean Hannity and other conservative leaders

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.

World leaders, President Donald Trump and officials in Washington will pay their respects in funeral services for Republican Sen. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham.

Dr Annie Andrews says her ‘mission remains the same’ as she now aims to unseat Darline Graham, sister of the late Republican senator It was early Sunday morning and Dr Annie Andrews was far from the political fray, dropping her youngest daughter off at a summer camp, when she heard the news. “It was shocking and unbeli