President Trump signed the much-anticipated Russia (and Iran) sanctions bill into law on Friday, September 18, 2026. The final text of H.R. 5334 is available here. In Brief It has been a long journey since Senator Lindsey Graham introduced an earlier version of the bill in the Senate in April 2025. After Senator Graham passed away in July, a new Russia sanctions bill was introduced bearing his name, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and…
In the evening of January 26, 2025, the White House announced in a press release that the US and Colombian governments had reached an agreement on flights carrying individuals deported from the United States and paused efforts to impose tariffs and other measures announced by President Trump and President Petro. Our blog post about measures previously announced by the two countries on January 26 is available here. Based on this agreement, the “emergency” tariffs and sanctions President Trump…
On January 26, 2025, via the social media platform Truth Social, President Donald J. Trump announced five “immediate, urgent and decisive retaliatory measures” against Colombia. President Trump’s announcement came in response to Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s refusal to authorize the entry of military flights carrying individuals deported from the United States. President Trump justified the imposition of these measures by claiming that the Colombian government’s refusal to accept deported Colombian nationals pose a significant threat to US…