The Senate Foreign Relations panel is threatening to block action on the sanctions bill

Senate negotiations over a bill to punish the International Criminal Court have reached an impasse as the White House resists attempts to sanction the body.

The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is threating to block all action on nominees and legislation in the committee unless progress is made to pass sanctions against the Intenational Criminal Court, which has drawn bipartisan fire for its recent indictments of top leaders of both Israel and Hamas.