The Senate on Thursday failed to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto of legislation that would have ended U.S. military assistance for the Saudi-led war in Yemen against Iran-backed rebels, but lawmakers promised to keep close watch on the administration’s ties with the kingdom. While the 53-45 vote to override fell well short of the required […]
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Saudi Arabia announced Friday it had revoked the citizenship of Hamza bin Laden, the son of the late al-Qaida leader who has become an increasingly prominent figure in the terror network. Saudi Arabia revoked his citizenship via a royal decree in November, a notice published Friday by the kingdom’s official gazette said. There was no […]
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The House on Wednesday passed a measure aimed at withdrawing all U.S. military support for the Saudi Arabia-backed war in Yemen, the latest in a series of rebukes by Congress to President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. The Democratic-led House advanced the bill, 248-177, as its first major vote on foreign policy, making it priority even […]
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The top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee on Friday accused President Donald Trump of lying about the CIA’s report that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman personally ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump said Thursday that the CIA “did not come to a conclusion” about the crown prince’s involvement in the […]
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President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that he will not take strong action against Saudi Arabia or its Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the death and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The White House has been struggling to square a widespread sense that the crown prince directed the killing with its desire for […]
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Traveling for Memorial Day weekend? It’s going to cost you. Regular gas is predicted to cost $2.95 per gallon this holiday weekend, an almost 50 cent jump from this time last year, according to data from AAA. Drivers will end up paying $1 billion more for gas, reports GasBuddy.com. In the past two weeks alone, gas […]
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Filling up your tank will cost even more this summer. Richard Perez works in construction and drives a lot, “we got our tools in here, everything is in here to get the job done.” But just the gas alone to get the job done is expensive. “This truck I think is 35 gallons,” says Perez. So how […]
