'Game changer': Bipartisan senators gunning for Russia sanctions ready to give Trump runway

A bipartisan duo bent on imposing strict sanctions against Russia are giving President Donald Trump some runway after his latest, hardened stance against Moscow.Senators Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., have pressed for stringent sanctions against Russia and its energy trade partners, and they have been working to refine their bill to meet requirements from the White House that give Trump more flexibility.The bill had been sidelined by congressional Republicans’ push to pass the president’s "big, beautiful bill" and had been eyed for a vote possibly by the end of the mo