Defying Trump, Senate votes to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war. Republican-controlled chamber approves historic curtailment of war powers, ahead of House vote White House threatens veto. ..…

Murphy, critic of Saudi Arabia on rights issues including its in Yemen war, told Reuters.. Senator Jim Risch, Republican of the foreign relations panel, warned of U.S in case of attack on U.S troops... ..…

group of Republican and Democratic lawmakers is making new push to end Saudi-led bombing Yemen amid intensifying criticism of the war following attack on prison that may have killed more than 100 people Sunday.. ..…

TEHRAN - Commander of Republican Guard Brigade, UAE-backed military group Yemen, abandoned the forces commanded by Abu Dhabi as clashes intensify among UAE and Saudi-backed groups Aden... ..…

The United States is already embroiled in standoff with Iran over its nuclear program, and has blamed Middle Eastern country and its surrogates for other acts of recent months including previous attacks on oil tankers May and the targeting of U.S drones Yemen.. Steve Scalise, No House of..…

White House announced Tuesday afternoon in a statement that Trump used his second veto to keep alive US support for Saudi-led Yemen.. Trump vetoed,  passed Senate last month with seven Republican votes, and passed House in 247-to-175 vote in  April.. ..…

The 247-175 vote in Democratic-majority House and the 54-46 vote in Republican-led Senate was not enough to override the veto. Republican on House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Michael McCaul  acknowledged Yemen for civilians, and spoke out opposition to the measure when..…

Neither the 247-175 tally in Democratic-majority House nor the 54-46 vote in the Republican-led Senate would be enough to override the veto. Backers of the measure said Saudi-led bombing Yemen had made the humanitarian crisis worse, harshly criticizing Riyadh for killing civilians.. ..…

Eliot Engel of New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted to end U.S. military assistance to the war, saying the humanitarian crisis in Yemen triggered “demands moral leadership.” . The top Republican on the committee, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, acknowledged the..…

Eliot Engel of New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, voted to end U.S. military assistance to the war, saying the humanitarian crisis in Yemen triggered “demands moral leadership.” . . . The top Republican on the committee, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, acknowledged..…

Democrats sought to pass bill against US support for Saudi Arabia's Yemen, and blocked Republican attempt to attach language on the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel.. ..…

The United Nations has called Yemen the humanitarian crisis.. Republican on the committee, Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, acknowledged Yemen for civilians, and spoke out opposition to the bill, saying it was abuse of War Powers Resolution... ..…

On Wednesday, Republican-led Senate approved the resolution to halt US military assistance for the Saudi offensive against Yemen by 54 to 46 tally... ... resolution to end US support for Saudi on Yemen passed Senate December, and it was not taken up under..…

The US Senate on Wednesday dealt bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump's policy and his alliance with Riyadh, voting to end support for Saudi-led Yemen... Lawmakers in Republican-controlled chamber approved historic curtailment of war powers that directs Trump to remove United States Armed..…

In other news, Senate on Wednesday passed resolution to end US's Saudi Arabia's on Yemen. It passed Senate last December and not the Republican-controlled House, so it was revived again in Senate this year. ..…

The US Senate on Wednesday dealt bipartisan rebuke to Donald Trump's policy and his alliance with Riyadh, voting to end support for Saudi-led Yemen.. Lawmakers in Republican-controlled chamber approved historic curtailment of war powers that directs Trump to remove United States Armed..…

resolution to end support for Yemen war passed Senate December, and it was not taken up under the then Republican-controlled House.. Approaching its fifth year, Yemen has killed thousands and left thousands more on the brink of starvation, creating what United Nations called the..…

Despite the foreign-policy dispute between Congress and the White House, the House and Senate are expected to vote on whether to withdraw U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's military intervention in Yemen. . ... The then-Republican controlled House blocked a vote on a Yemen-related..…

Yes, it was President Barack Obama who initially dragged U.S illegally into Yemen war, and Trump has escalated it. Republican into rule vote on the farm bill prohibiting any debate on Yemen for the rest of this congressional session. ..…

Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who co-sponsored the Yemen resolution with Republican Sen. ..…

It is, however, the result of the heavy costs that they had to pay for their ally's failure in Yemen. This process continues until the war is stopped in Yemen. .  The opposition of Democratic and Republican senators to Trump's support for bin Salman is due to the intensification of..…

As the United States Senate was about to advance a war powers resolution against the Saudi Arabia-led war in Yemen, the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives sabotaged any further votes against the war in the House. . ..…

Just look at the in Senate over U.S in Yemen War. On November 28, Senators Bernie Sanders, Democrat of Vermont, and Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, co-sponsored War Powers Resolution calling for end to U.S in the conflict. ..…

“A Democratic president has gotten us involved in a civil war in Yemen. We now have a Republican president, and that war has continued.” . Potential presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders have spoken out against the war. ..…

WASHINGTON — At least five of Republican senators who voted against ending U.S military support for Saudi-led Yemen received campaign contributions from lobbying groups working on behalf of Saudi in 2016 and 2017, published by Center for International Policy .. ..…

PressTV-US senators paid by Saudi lobby back Yemen Study. At least five of the 37 US republican senators who voted against resolution to end US military support for Saudi-led Yemen have received election contributions from lobbying groups working for Saudi Arabia, according to..…

resolution to end US support for Saudi Yemen may have trouble passing Republican-held House before the end of the year, and House Democratic majority is expected to introduce legislation to curtail the US Yemen January. ..…

By advancing bipartisan bid to end the country, Republican-controlled US Senate is defying President Donald Trump's pro- Saudi policies's support for the war on Yemen amid tensions over Jamal Khashoggi's murder.. ..…

Washington provides arms, munitions, intelligence, logistics support, mid-air refueling, target selection, and overall direction for Yemen, including its genocidal blockade naked aggression launched and continued by Republican and Dems for strategic US interests.. For Riyadh,..…

This may help to explain why Pelosi she showed no leadership on the greatest humanitarian crisis in the world today, the catastrophic results of the Saudi-U.S. war on Yemen. While she condemned the Republican effort to quash a bill to end the US role in the war on Yemen, H Con Res..…

Ending the War Yemen Congressional Resolution is Not Enough... On November, Republican in U.S. House of Representatives blocked resolution that its supporters say would end U.S in the war and famine Yemen. ..…

It was the latest defeat on Capitol Hill for lawmakers who want to limit U.S support for Bahrain amid growing concern over Yemen. Republican in House also blocked vote on War Powers Resolution this week that would have ended intelligence and logistical support... ..…

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While Republicans like Flake are more one Republican who does appear to have shifted on Saudi Yemen is Indiana's Todd Young. ..…

The leadership has been absent in the face of Yemen caused by U.S.-backed Saudi war. In March, Bernie Sanders, Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Mike Lee forced vote on their Senate resolution to end U.S military support for Saudis Yemen. ..…

United States Senate killed resolution introduced by Independent Senator Bernie Sanders and Republican Senator Mike Lee to withdraw U.S military support for Saudi Yemen.. ..…