White House offers muddled message on Russia sanctions legislation

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Sunday that the Trump administration supports new legislation to punish Russia for its meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its aggression toward Ukraine.
Speaking on ABC’s “This Week,” Sanders, who on Friday was promoted to press secretary after Sean Spicer unexpectedly resigned, said that despite opposing Congress’s initial attempt to impose sanctions on Russia, the White House supports