I KNOW this will SHOCK you, but it looks like Repubs want to punt Russian sanctions past recess.

[Miles Archer]

New U.S. Russia sanctions push slows in Congress before recess
Richard Cowan, Daphne Psaledakis

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans who control the U.S. Congress are hesitating to advance tough new Russia sanctions legislation as fears of damage to American companies slow efforts to quickly send Moscow a message against meddling in the next U.S. election.

Unlike a year ago, when Congress worked with lightning speed on a sanctions law targeting Russia, North Korea and Iran, some lawmakers said on Tuesday the Senate and House of Representatives were carefully weighing their response to growing fears that Moscow is plotting to interfere in November’s congressional elections.

Republicans and Democrats were united in their repudiation last week of President Donald Trump’s failure to publicly condemn Russian President Vladimir Putin for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, despite findings by U.S. intelligence. Russia has denied such meddling occurred.

With a five-week summer recess set to begin in the House on Friday and the Senate taking an early August week-long recess, backers of legislation to impose harsh new sanctions on Russia feared the effort could be losing steam.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia/new-u-s-russia-sanctions-push-slows-in-congress-before-recess-idUSKBN1KE32X

[Freethinker65]

1. IOW, the GOP wants to encourage Russian interference so that the GOP can retain power

If Russia is able to influence the elections enough, the sanctions will be lifted and there NEVER will be a vote

[Solly Mack]

2. Complicit is as complicit does.