Bipartisan senators push for Russia sanctions passage as Putin 'escalates' Ukraine assault

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.), the ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued a joint statement Wednesday calling on colleagues to “swiftly pass” sanctions legislation against Russia in response to its latest airstrike against Kyiv. Tillis and Shaheen accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of escalating the war...