Ukraine Peace Negotiations

President Trump has given Sen. Lindsey Graham the green light to advance a bipartisan Graham–Blumenthal bill that would impose steep tariffs on Russian energy exports—aimed largely at buyers such as China and India—and a White House official says Trump supports the measure. GOP leaders are squabbling over procedure, with John Thune arguing budget rules mean the package must originate in the House (so Speaker Mike Johnson would need to carry or move a companion bill), and lawmakers say floor timing is uncertain amid other priorities, including an imminent DHS‑linked partial government shutdown.