Summary
Senate Republicans and Democrats joined forces Tuesday to directly challenge President-elect Donald Trump over Russia's interference in U.S. elections and for ongoing aggression in other parts of the world.
U.S. intelligence officials released a declassified report Friday that said Moscow meddled in the 2016 election to help Trump become president.
Kellyanne Conway, a senior aide to Trump, has suggested Trump may roll back sanctions against Russia.
Obama in late December ordered sanctions on Russian spy agencies, closed two Russian compounds and expelled 35 diplomats the U.S. said were really spies.
The new penalties add to existing U.S. sanctions over Russia's actions in Ukraine, which have damaged Russia's economy but had only limited impact on Putin's behavior.
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