After a months-long feud with Republicans over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, President Joe Biden has issued sanctions against the company building it. Following the decision, Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who had blocked several Biden State Department nominees, applauded the decision and dropped his hold on the nominees. Over the past several weeks, Russia has congregated troops and armored vehicles along the border with Ukraine, causing many western leaders to fear that Russia is planning an invasion. On Tuesday morning, Ukraine was reportedly advised that a Russian invasion could be “imminent.” As the crisis has unfolded, the White House and Congress have prepared a series of proposed sanctions to dissuade Russia from sending its forces into Ukraine. On Wednesday, Biden unveiled a sanction on the company building the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that will go into effect immediately after months of refusing GOP demands to put the sanction in place. …