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The Senate approved bipartisan spending bill with billions in natural disaster relief, aid to Ukraine and funding for low-income families

The package was formed around a spending bill that must pass before Friday at midnight to keep the federal government open through Dec. 16.

The U.S. Senate approved legislation that would provide billions for natural disaster relief, the military and economic aid to Ukraine.

The U.S. Senate approved a stopgap spending measure after an energy package from Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia was pulled from it.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is working with allies and partners to quickly impose severe economic costs on Moscow over "sham" referendums held by Russia in occupied regions of Ukraine, according to prepared remarks from the U.S. State Department's head of sanctions coordination on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Future sanctions over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine must focus on depriving Putin of what he needs to fund and fight the war: revenue from Russia’s oil and gas sales and access to global supply networks to replenish his military, two architects of the Biden administration’s sanctions campaign told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Sanctions on Russia have not crippled Moscow. Lawmakers worry what lessons other countries with military ambitions – such as China – will take away.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Future sanctions over President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine must focus on depriving Putin of what he needs to fund and fight

U.S. sanctions going forward must focus on depriving President Vladimir Putin of the oil revenue and arms supplies he needs to press his war in Ukraine

A letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland signed by 22 members of Congress demanded answers from the DOJ on the recent FBI arrest of Catholic pro-life activist Mark Houck.