U.S. President Donald Trump waves to Marines as he departs Marine Corps Air Station Yuma in Yuma, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump would be required to notify U.S. lawmakers before creating a joint U.S.-Russia cyber security unit - an idea that has drawn criticism across the political spectrum - under legislation advancing in Congress.
The proposal, if it became law, would be the latest in a series of manoeuvres by Congress that either limit the president's authority on Russia matters or rebuke his desire to warm relations with Moscow.
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