{"id":429480,"date":"2025-09-16T18:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/429480\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T18:31:15","slug":"live-updates-trump-presidency-and-uk-state-visit-kash-patel-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/429480\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Trump presidency and UK state visit, Kash Patel hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap25254709207154.jpg?c=original&amp;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks during a news conference on legislation designating Russia and Belarus as state sponsors of terrorism, on Capitol Hill on September 11.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmn099900033b6srrxqc1eo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says there\u2019s been progress on moving his bipartisan Russia sanctions resolution and predicts there will be a breakthrough on it by Wednesday, as pressure grows for congressional action.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu00083b6s7zjww1f7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThere will be a plan here coming out in the next few days, I think, to act on this bill, and I think it will help in this war. That\u2019s my hope,\u201d the South Carolina Republican told reporters, noting he spoke to House members on Monday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"pull-quote_block-quote__text inline-placeholder\" data-editable=\"text\">\n                    \u201cWe\u2019ve worked very closely with President Trump. I think by Wednesday, we\u2019ll have our differences resolved about how the waiver works,\u201d Graham added.\n                <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu000a3b6sdpdfeuqs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The South Carolina Republican\u2019s resolution, which has over 80 Senate co-sponsors, would allow the president to levy up to a 500% tariff on imports from countries that purchase Russian uranium, gas and oil, and have not contributed to Ukraine\u2019s war effort.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo9h07000f3b6s3m9ftg60@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            House and Senate Republican leadership have previously said they are waiting for the White House to give them the green light to hold a vote on the measure, but pressure is mounting, particularly among some Senate Republicans, to move ahead on the floor.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu000b3b6sjr3z6z2p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cEurope needs to do more. But quite frankly, it\u2019s time for the Congress to legitimize or confer this authority on the president,\u201d Graham said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu000c3b6sjo55pd3j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI think the legislation I\u2019ve been working on with Sen. Blumenthal would be a strong signal to Russia, to China, to Europe, that America, not just President Trump, is behind the idea of holding those accountable who prop up Putin\u2019s war machine.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu000d3b6s7a1iltle@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Graham emphasized that Europe and the US will have to pursue sanctions together.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmfmo2obu000e3b6s7gn1xl20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWe\u2019ve sanctioned Russia to death. We could add sanctions to Russia. It won\u2019t matter. The theory of the case is to go after his customers, to get him to the table, because people won\u2019t buy his oil and gas,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GOP Sen. 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