WASHINGTON: Several US senators struck a bipartisan deal to expand existing sanctions against Russia and let Congress review any move by president Donald Trump to lift existing penalties, a sign of congressional frustration amid probes of interference in the 2016 election.
Under the agreement, new sanctions could be levied on entities engaging in “malicious cyber activity,” according to a summary released on Monday by four senators, including Banking chairman Mike Crapo and Foreign Relations chairman Bob Corker, as well as the ranking Democrats on the those panels, Sherrod Brown and Ben Cardin.
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