Senate to vote on revoking Russia's trade status, oil ban

The Senate will take up legislation Thursday to end normal trade relations with Russia and to ban the importation of its oil, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday.

Both bills have been bogged down in the Senate, frustrating lawmakers who want to ratchet up the U.S. response as the Ukraine war enters a gruesome new phase.

"It's a big, big deal that we are finally getting them done," Schumer said. "Now, I wish this could have happened sooner, but after weeks of talks with the other side, it's important that we have found a path forward."