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Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act signed into law tow days after House passed it in bipartisan voteDonald Trump on Friday <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/2026/09/congressional-bill-h-r-5334-signed-into-law/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">signed</a> legislation enabling sweeping sanctions on Russia aimed at pressing it into ending its war with Ukraine, and also giving him the power to impose additional tariffs on countries breaking the embargo.The US president signed the Lindsey O Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act into law two days after it passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan 262-159 vote, amid concerns the legislation gives him too much power. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/trump-signs-russia-sanctions-bill" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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