Senate advances bill that could sanction Russia over 2016 election

By Susan Ferrechio

Published June 7, 2017 6:15pm ET

Senate advances bill that could sanction Russia over 2016 election — Lawmakers will weigh adopting the sanctions as Congress begins to delve deeper into Russia's efforts to undermine the presidential election and whether Russian operatives collaborated with officials working for President Trump's campaign. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin) | Pavel Golovkin

The Senate voted Wednesday to advance a measure that is likely to include provisions sanctioning Russia for interfering in the 2016 election.

The Senate voted 92-7 to begin debating a bill sanctioning Iran over ballistic missile testing and other violations of a United Nations Security Council resolution. As part of that work, a bipartisan group of senators is working on one or more amendments that would also punish Russia over the election cyberattacks as well as their invasion of Ukraine and other misdeeds.