TRUMP FACES BIPARTISAN BACKLASH OVER WAIVING RUSSIA SANCTIONS

What happened: President Trump waived new Russia sanctions two days before they were to take effect, drawing bipartisan criticism. Congress passed the legislation, championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Trump signed it Sept. 18. Key numbers: 300,000 tons of diesel (about 2.2 million barrels) being bought from Russia, versus 4.1 million barrels of diesel the U.S. uses in a single day. Why it matters: Republican senators including Thom Tillis and John Cornyn and Democrats including Chuck Schumer criticized the waiver, and Zelenskyy said such actions would continue "unfortunately.

President Trump waived new Russia sanctions two days before they were to take effect, drawing bipartisan criticism. Congress passed the legislation, championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, and Trump signed it Sept. 18.

Republican senators including Thom Tillis and John Cornyn and Democrats including Chuck Schumer criticized the waiver, and Zelenskyy said such actions would continue "unfortunately.