Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Russia is “in material breach” of a landmark arms control treaty has 60 days to come back into compliance.
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Saudi crown prince ‘complicit’ in Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, key GOP senator says after CIA briefing
Following a CIA briefing on Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, senators vowed to punish Saudi Arabia by considering halting arms sales and other actions.
Putin trip to Washington to meet with President Trump is now ‘out of question,’ Kremlin says
Dmitry Peskov, Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, says the current diplomatic standoff has created an “untenable pause” in U.S.-Russia relations.
New hope emerges for end to war in Yemen in wake of Jamal Khashoggi’s killing
A husband-and-wife human-rights duo say Khashoggi’s death gives them a window to push for an end to the devastating war in Yemen war, their homeland.
In rebuke to President Donald Trump, Senate advances measure to force U.S. withdraw from Yemen
The Senate voted to advance a proposal that would forcethe Trump administration to withdrawU.S. military support for Saudi-led war in Yemen
Lawmakers livid after CIA director Gina Haspel a no-show for closed-door briefing on Khashoggi murder
Senators wanted to hear from CIA Director Gina Haspel because the agency has reportedly concluded the Saudi crown prince ordered Khashoggi’s murder.
Trump’s foreign policy agenda faces a gauntlet of House Democrats led by New York’s Eliot Engel
The incoming House Foreign Relations chairman is drawing up an aggressive oversight plan to review Trump’ foreign policy agenda, beginning in January.
Jamal Khashoggi: Lawmakers promise scrutiny of Trump’s refusal to rebuke Saudis over journalist’s murder
Lawmakers have done little to push back against Trump’s foreign policy approach. But the Khashoggi murder has riled Republicans and Democrats alike.
Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Saudi Arabia, Khashoggi murder
The White House on Tuesday released President Donald Trump’s statement on Saudi Arabia and the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
‘Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!’ Trump says US will stand by Saudis despite Khashoggi murder
Trump said it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. ‘Maybe he did and maybe he didn’t!’