
AI-generated summary
The sanctions package is part of ongoing US legislative efforts to pressure Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, which began in 2022. It follows earlier rounds of sanctions and comes during President Trump's second term, despite his previously expressed desire to improve relations with Russia.
The US Republican-led House of Representatives passed on Wednesday a package of broad new sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine.
The bill passed 262-159, after breezing through the Senate in an 86-11 vote last month.
The bill, considered the toughest legislative effort against Russia during US President Donald Trump's second term, awaits the president's signature to come into law. Trump has said he will sign it.
This is a developing story. Please refresh for updates.
Edited by: Sean Sinico
AI outlook ā possibilities, not facts
President Trump will sign the sanctions bill into law
Very likely Ā· Within days
Russia will respond with retaliatory measures against the US or its allies
Likely Ā· Within weeks
Sen. Mitch McConnell appeared frail and needed help from Sen. John Boozman to vote 'aye' at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, two days after returning to Congress following hospitalization for a fall and pneumonia. The incident drew online criticism from Democrats who claimed he nearly voted with the wrong side. McConnell, 84, has not given an on-camera statement since his June hospitalization and continues to use a wheelchair due to mobility issues linked to childhood polio.

Sweden's center-left opposition bloc, led by Magdalena Andersson of the Social Democrats, is ahead by 26,169 votes with 99% counted in the parliamentary election, potentially ending the right-wing government led by Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, though coalition talks are expected to be difficult due to internal divisions.
One day after Donald Trump announced the immediate closure of the Kennedy Center, construction crews erected metal fencing and barred workers from entering without hard hats. Legal representatives for Rep. Joyce Beatty allege the closure violates a federal court order, citing evidence of a forklift striking building pillars and fears of demolition. The venue remains closed due to safety concerns, with a court-ordered response due by 10 a.m. Thursday. Protests and public statements from figures like Maria Shriver and Jamie Raskin frame the action as an assault on the rule of law and cultural heritage.
President Donald Trump criticized the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates to 3.75%-4.0%, demanding rates be cut to 1% or lower, claiming the U.S. has the best credit in the world and is 'carrying' other nations economically, despite inflation remaining elevated and consumer prices rising 3.4% year-over-year through August.

Tucker Carlson told Vanity Fair that Donald Trump directly ordered his administration to cover up millions of documents from investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, despite Carlson urging their release; Trump later signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act under congressional pressure, and the White House denies wrongdoing while accusing Carlson of being unstable.
Vice President JD Vance attempted to contact Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign through intermediaries to offer advice, urging focus on Rust Belt states and criticizing Trump as a demagogue, according to sources cited by Vanity Fair, despite his spokesperson denying the effort.