Trump urges GOP to keep Senate in session until college sports bill passes

President Trump has urged Senate Republicans to stay in Washington until they pass a bill to reform rules for compensating and recruiting college athletes. The measure has been bogged down in the Senate.

The US Senate has passed a sweeping sanctions package targeting Russia's energy revenues. According to The Hill, the legislation now heads to the House of Representatives, though a vote there will not take place until at least early September due to the congressional summer recess.

The sanctions package would impose sanctions on Russian officials, oligarchs, financial institutions and the so-called shadow fleet used to evade restrictions on Moscow's oil exports, as reported by multiple outlets. It would also allow President Donald Trump to set tariffs of up to 500% on Russian imports, including gas and oil, and up to 100% on goods from major purchasers of Russian oil and gas.

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