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Joe Lancaster

A Russia Sanctions Bill Would Give Trump Vast New Tariff Powers

This week, the House passed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, named for the late senator. The Senate passed its own version of the bill in August, and it now heads to President Donald Trump's desk to be signed into law.

In a fitting tribute to Graham, the bill would expand the powers of the presidency at the expense of the legislature.

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