Tag: Sanctions

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., walks to his office after speaking on the Senate floor on Capitol Hill.

Rand Paul: ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome has officially come to the Senate’

Pete Kasperowicz · July 19, 2018 4:04 pm

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, speaks, as Vladimir Putin, Russia's president, listens during a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on Monday, July 16, 2018. TrumpÂ called Special CounselÂ Robert Mueller's probe into Russian election meddling a "disaster" on Monday, again questioned whether Russia interfered in the 2016 election that he won and suggested he equally trusted his national intelligence director andÂ PutinÂ -- all as he stood next to the Russian leader.

Beltway Confidential

Trump’s Russia rhetoric was bad, but his policies are right

Daniel DePetris · July 18, 2018 6:20 pm

The President Speaks for Himself

Chris Deaton · July 18, 2018 5:58 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., flanked by Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, speaks to the media on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 17, 2018. McConnell says there is "indisputable evidence" Russia tried to affect the 2016 presidential election. He says the Senate understands the "Russia threat" and that is the "widespread view here in the United States Senate among members of both parties."

GOP eyes Russia sanctions bill a day after Trump’s summit blunder

Susan Ferrechio · July 17, 2018 7:37 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to President Trump during a press conference after their meeting in Helsinki on July 16, 2018.

Russian national charged with helping the Kremlin influence US politics

Kelly Cohen · July 16, 2018 7:18 pm

Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., suggested that House Republicans just "pause" healthcare for now and move onto other priorities while the relevant committees work out a full repeal of and replacement for the Affordable Care Act. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP plans sanctions against Chinese banks that aid North Korea

Joel Gehrke · July 16, 2018 4:00 am

Trump administration: No Iran sanctions exemptions for European allies

Joel Gehrke · July 14, 2018 4:41 pm

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Friday, April 27, 2018. Talks on Friday focused on strained ties with Russia, a fresh peace effort in Afghanistan and a new training mission for Iraq.

Energy and Environment

Mike Pompeo says US could give waivers to Iran oil sanctions

Josh Siegel · July 10, 2018 6:07 pm

"It is virtually certain that Iran Air will use these aircraft for nefarious purposes," wrote Rep. Brad Sherman, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

US sanctions Malaysian company for acting as Iranian airline partner

Joel Gehrke · July 9, 2018 8:36 pm

A worker makes his way in a natural gas refinery in the South Pars gas field in Asalouyeh, Iran, on the northern coast of the Persian Gulf.

Energy and Environment

Experts say Trump’s tough Iran policy means higher oil, gas prices

Josh Siegel · July 7, 2018 4:00 am

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017.

GOP senator open to revising Russia sanctions after Moscow trip

Joel Gehrke · July 7, 2018 4:00 am

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo, fishing boats are seen in front of oil tankers on the Persian Gulf waters, south of the Strait of Hormuz, offshore the town of Ras Al Khaimah in United Arab Emirates. The European Union has announced plans to join US efforts to slow the flow of oil from Iran, the world's third largest exporter. In response, Iran has threatened to shut the Strait of Hormuz and prevent one fifth of the world's oil from reaching customers.

Iran threatens to close Strait of Hormuz over oil sanctions

Joel Gehrke · July 6, 2018 7:50 pm