Texas Republicans defect en masse as Trump weakens Russia sanctions

The bipartisan 362-53 House vote came a day after the Democratic-led measure fell three votes short in the Senate. Both Texas U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz opposed a Democratic resolution aimed at companies tied to Putin associate Oleg Deripaska, who has been ensnared in the ongoing special probe of Russian influence in the 2016 presidential elections.