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Pompeo, Mattis to Brief US Senators on Saudi

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Pentagon chief Jim Mattis will brief US senators Wednesday on developments related to Saudi Arabia, amid mounting bipartisan concern about the kingdom, a senior Republican lawmaker said Monday. President Donald Trump’s emphatic support of Riyadh in recent weeks has rankled some Republicans. And the ...

November 27, 2018

World

Democrats to Probe Trump Money Ties to Russia, Saudis: Lawmaker

Democrats intend to probe US President Donald Trump’s financial ties to determine whether they are the “hidden hand” driving US foreign policy on Russia and Saudi Arabia, the incoming chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said Sunday. Adam Schiff, currently the ranking Democrat on the intelligence committee, accused Trump of ...

November 25, 2018

World

House Democrats Will Investigate Trump’s Response to Khashoggi Murder

Democrats on the US House intelligence committee will investigate Donald Trump’s response to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as part of a “deep dive” into US-Saudi Arabia ties, the committee’s incoming head said in a report published on Friday. The committee will investigate the US intelligence assessment of Khashoggi’s ...

November 24, 2018

World

Trump Slanders Khashoggi and Betrays American Values: Washington Post

The Washington Post’s Editorial Board blasted President Donald Trump for his Tuesday’s speech in which he “sidestepped a CIA finding that the Saudi crown prince was behind the killing; casually slandered Mr. Khashoggi,” adding that he repeated gross falsehoods and exaggerations about the benefits of the U.S. alliance with the ...

November 21, 2018

World

Trump Thanks Saudi Arabia for Lower Oil Prices

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday thanked Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices — a day after pledging the US would remain a “steadfast partner” of the kingdom despite the murder of a prominent journalist. “Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. ...

November 21, 2018

World

Trump Admits Ivanka Used Private Emails, Rejects Parallels with Hillary Clinton

US President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that his daughter had used a private email account for government business, but rejected parallels between Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton as “fake news.” The president made brutal criticism of 2016 presidential election rival Clinton a central plank of his campaign — insisting she ...

November 21, 2018

World

US Senator Says White House Working as Saudi Prince’s PR Firm

Republican US Senator Bob Corker slammed Donald Trump’s statement of support for Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying the White House is effectively conducting public relations for Riyadh’s crown prince. Mohammed bin Salman has been accused of orchestrating the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but Trump vowed to stick by ...

November 21, 2018

Urgent

Saudi Crown Prince ‘Could Very Well’ Have Known of Khashoggi Killing: Trump

US Donald Trump said he did not plan to punish Saudi Arabia but conceded the crown prince may have known about Jamal Khashoggi’s killing. Trump said: “Our intelligence agencies continue to assess all information, but it could very well be that the Crown Prince had knowledge of this tragic event ...

November 20, 2018

World

US State Department Official: Blindingly Obvious Bin Salman Ordered Khashoggi’s Murder

ABC news network reported that a US State Department official who has seen a version of the CIA’s assessment on the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said it’s blindingly obvious that the crown prince, known as MBS, ordered Khashoggi’s death. “The idea that it goes all the way to ...

November 20, 2018

World

Ivanka Trump Used Personal Account for Government-Related Emails: Report

Ivanka Trump sent hundreds of emails last year to White House aides, Cabinet officials and her assistants using a personal account, the Washington Post reported. Many of those emails were sent in violation of US federal records rules, the Washington Post reported on Monday, citing sources familiar with a White ...

November 20, 2018