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  "id": 7886795,
  "title": "House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-passes-russia-sanctions-bill-overcoming-democratic-opposition",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T22:33:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-votes-russia-sanctions-bill/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The House of Representatives approved a Russia sanctions bill on Wednesday, overcoming opposition from Democrats concerned it would expand President Trump's tariff powers. The legislation, titled the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, received a 262-159 vote and will now be sent to President Trump. The Senate had already passed the bill with bipartisan support in August. The bill targets top Russian figures and major buyers of Russian oil and gas over the Ukraine war, allowing the president to impose tariffs up to 100% on these entities. However, some Democrats opposed the measure, arguing it would harm American consumers and fail to mandate sanctions on Russia. The bill also extends sanctions to Iran's energy and weapons sectors at Trump's request. Despite the controversy, the legislation garnered support from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and narrowly avoided a procedural hurdle on Tuesday.",
  "summary": "The bill was championed by GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who suddenly died after announcing a deal had been reached with the White House to move forward.",
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        "title": "House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk",
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        "published": "2026-09-16T22:30:46.000Z"
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        "title": "House passes Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump’s desk",
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        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "US House approves Graham's Russia sanctions bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-house-approves-grahams-russia-sanctions-bill",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:33:10.000Z"
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        "title": "US lawmakers pass bill giving Trump more power to sanction Russia and its enablers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-lawmakers-pass-bill-giving-trump-more-power-to-sanction-russia-and",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:41:51.000Z"
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        "title": "House passes Russia and Iran sanctions bill championed by Sen. Lindsey Graham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-passes-russia-and-iran-sanctions-bill-championed-by-sen-lindsey",
        "published": "2026-09-16T22:50:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "US Congress passes Russia sanctions bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-congress-passes-russia-sanctions-bill",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:01:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "House passes bill aimed at addressing impact of data centers on energy costs",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-passes-bill-aimed-at-addressing-impact-of-data-centers-on",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:16:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "US House passes Russia sanctions bill, handing Trump more leverage against Moscow",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-house-passes-russia-sanctions-bill-handing-trump-more-leverage",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:22:41.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "US House passes Russia-Iran sanctions bill",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-house-passes-russia-iran-sanctions-bill",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:23:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "House passes late Sen. Lindsey Graham's Russia sanctions bill, sending it to Trump's desk",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/house-passes-late-sen-lindsey-grahams-russia-sanctions-bill-sending",
        "published": "2026-09-16T23:39:40.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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