Trump Signs Graham-Backed Russia Sanctions Bill Into Law

In a rare convergence of executive will and bipartisan resolve, President Trump signed into law a sweeping sanctions measure targeting the energy revenues sustaining Russia's war in Ukraine and Iran's regional ambitions. Named for the late Senator Lindsey Graham, whose long advocacy for harder lines against authoritarian regimes shaped its provisions, the legislation grants Washington the power to impose tariffs as high as 100 percent on major buyers of Russian oil and gas. It is a moment that asks an enduring question of democratic statecraft: whether economic pressure, wielded with sufficien