On Yemen, Congress Has Spoken. It Wants the U.S. Out. Now the Ball Is in Trump’s Court.
Frustration with Saudi Arabia has been at an all-time high on Capitol Hill since October, when Saudi agents killed the Washington Post’s Jamal Khashoggi.
Making a Killing
A murder in Istanbul, a war in Yemen — how the Washington establishment, saturated with Middle East cash, has enabled the mayhem from Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
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Mohammed bin Salman Is Running Saudi Arabia Like a Man Who Got Away With Murder
The Saudi monarch is pursuing Hollywood stars for the country’s “Year of Entertainment,” while women activists are being tortured behind bars.
Primaries Matter: How a Long-Shot Challenge Shifted the Debate on the War in Yemen
Sarah Smith's challenge to Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., focused on what she cast as his hawkish foreign policy, pushing him to take a clearer stance on Yemen.
Amid Internal Investigation Over Leaks to Media, the Center for American Progress Fires Two Staffers
The staffers were investigated for leaking an email exchange to The Intercept that reflected improper influence by the UAE within the think tank.
See No Evil: Pentagon Issues Blanket Denial That It Knows Anything About Detainee Abuse in Yemen
A U.N. panel found that detainees in prisons controlled by U.S. allies were beaten, electrocuted, hung upside down, and raped.
Left-Wing Leaders in Spain Condemn the War in Yemen, but Keep Up Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia
In the shipbuilding city of Cádiz, a mayor from Podemos says workers are being forced to choose between bread and peace.
Sen. Tom Cotton Is Trying to Cripple a Bill to End U.S. Support for the War in Yemen
The Trump-aligned Republican has offered two amendments that would make the anti-war measure largely meaningless.
Despite Vote to Advance Yemen Resolution, Senate Republican Support for Ending U.S. Involvement in the War Is Uncertain
The 63-37 vote is a sign of frustration with Trump’s unwillingness to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for the murder of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.
Democratic Opposition to the Yemen War Gains Momentum Ahead of Key Senate Vote
The Senate will vote on a resolution to end U.S. involvement in the Yemen war. A number of Democrats who previously opposed the measure have come around.
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Trump's Amoral Saudi Statement Is a Pure Expression of Decades-Old "U.S. Values" and Foreign Policy Orthodoxies
U.S. elites who have armed and funded the world's worst monsters pretend to be offended by Trump's support for the Saudis.