Senate blocks resolution to stop Trump from lifting Russian sanctions

Published January 16, 2019 6:14pm ET



The Senate on Wednesday batted down an attempt by Democrats to prevent the Trump administration from lifting sanctions imposed on three Russian companies.

Republicans blocked a resolution authored by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., that would have prevented Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin from delisting three companies associated with sanctioned oligarch Oleg Deripaska.

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