Thune blocks Johnson’s request to advance Georgia sanctions bill

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) turned down a personal request by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La) last month to advance a sanctions bill targeting pro-Russian, anti-Democratic officials in the country of Georgia, according to two congressional aides. Johnson wanted to include the bill, called the Megobari Act, in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA),…