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Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Congress’s push to enact far-reaching sanctions against passed overwhelmingly one day earlier — that would also punish North Korea. Earlier on Wednesday, Senator Bob Corker of Tennessee, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, suggested he had reservations about taking up the House version of a bill that would punish Russia, Iran and North Korea. Last month, the Senate passed its own bill, nearly unanimously, but it was aimed only at Russia and Iran. “We expressed concerns about it,” Mr. Corker said of the addition of North Korea to the House plan, citing a desire for greater Senate input before placing new sanctions on the reclusive country. “They decided to add it. I don’t take affront.” Hours later, Mr. Corker said the Senate would move to approve the House version after all, but demanded that House leaders “expeditiously consider and pass enhancements to the North Korea language, which multiple members of the Senate hope to make in the very near future.” Some hurdles remain. Antonia Ferrier, a spokeswoman for Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, said it was not yet clear if the Senate would approve and send the bill to President Trump’s desk before lawmakers leave for the August recess. The conflict over North Korea sanctions had been the latest detour in the legislation’s halting journey through the Capitol. As the Trump administration lobbied against a measure that would sharply limit the president’s ability... Link to the full article to read more