Senate advances bill that could sanction Russia over 2016 election

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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.

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