By growing opposition to the, When Khashoggi was murdered, the outrage had major effect on U.S congressional support for Saudis, manifested U.S support for Saudi Yemen. coalition of peace, human rights and humanitarian groups was able to convince in both House and Senate to for..…
On April 16, 2019, President Trump vetoed Congressional resolution which invoked War Powers Resolution and would have forced the US to terminate assistance to Saudi-led coalition. Nevertheless, bipartisan group of more than 40 legislators from both chambers has written the leaders of..…
This comes as aid workers say over 100 people were likely killed Sunday when air raids launched by the US-backed, Saudi-led coalition leveled a prison in the southwestern city of Dhamar. . Immediately, 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, who spearheaded the Senate’s passage..…
The Washington Post reported late Monday that the lawmakers working to bar U.S government from providing logistical support for Saudi-led coalition's air raids.. The group called on Senate to not remove amendment to the legislation that would prohibit U.S from cooperating..…
The Senate passed a coinciding resolution in March to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen by a vote of 54 to 46, well short of the two-thirds majority required to override a presidential veto. . ..…
Trump had a chance to stop his part in the war, having recently vetoed a bipartisan bill to end our support to the Saudi-led coalition, which the senate failed to override. ..…
In April, President Donald Trump vetoed a resolution that would have ended American support for the Saudi-UAE coalition war against Yemen. Such efforts have failed to meet the 60-vote veto-proof threshold needed in the Senate. . ..…
The legislation would have invoked War Powers Resolution, to end U.S military support for Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemeni Civil War. The bill passed House by 247 175 margin and Senate with 54 46 vote, and it will need supermajority to override the president's veto... ..…
This resolution is unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional authorities, endangering the lives of American citizens and brave service members, both today and in the future, in memo to Senate signaling his veto... By providing them with intelligence, The US helps..…
On April 5, the US House of Representatives passed the Yemen war resolution by a 247-175 vote after it was approved by the Senate by a 54-46 vote in March. The joint resolution calls for ending US support for the Saudi-led coalition in the Yemeni conflict. . ..…
The bill Trump vetoed, which would have ended US logistical support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, passed the Senate last month with seven Republican votes, and passed the House in a 247-to-175 vote earlier in April. . ..…
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a congressional resolution calling for an end to U.S. support for Saudi Arabia-led coalition's war in Yemen. . In a veto statement to the Senate, Trump called the resolution 'an unnecessary, dangerous attempt to weaken my constitutional..…
The Senate passed a coinciding resolution in March to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen by a vote of 54 to 46, well short of the two-thirds majority required to override a presidential veto. . ..…
Senate to pass a War Powers Resolution reining in the executive branch’s actions on behalf of the Saudi coalition in Yemen. ... Senate and beyond have brought together a unique coalition unlike anything else in U.S. politics. ..…
And not to mention Yemen–I was very heartened to see that the Senate had actually voted with the House to reprimand the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia in Yemen. ..…
According to the Washington Post, “what made this assault remarkable was that it came on the fourth anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition’s entry into Yemen’s civil war.” The US House and Senate recently passed resolutions ending US support for the war in Yemen but..…
.- Saudi alliance.. Efforts to end the war on Yemen in Senate gained prominence bill that invoked War Powers Act. ..…
[iii] According to media reports, as of November 2018 countries such as the UK, the United States and France were still selling weapons to the Saudi led coalition. The US Senate has put an informal hold on the approval of certain weapons sales to the Coalition. ..…
Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution seeking to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition in the war in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump’s policy towards the kingdom. . . . ..…
Senate votes to end U.S. support for Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen . ... WASHINGTON — The Senate has voted to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition's war in Yemen. . ..…
The White House pre-emptively threatened to block the resolution over the weekend, with administration officials arguing in a statement of administration policy that “the premise of the joint resolution is flawed” because the United States has provided only “limited support to member countries of the..…
Khashoggi’s murderers, it is time for Congress to step in and impose real consequences to fundamentally re-examine our relationship with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and with the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen,” said Robert Menendez, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign..…
The joint resolution is debatable for 10 hours on the Senate floor. . https://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/bipartisan-coalition-in-senate-and-house-announce-new-push-to-end-us-support-for-saudi-led-war-in-yemen . . . . . . . . ..…
While there is plenty to criticize in War Powers Act, in this situation it was tool used by Senate coalition to require President Donald Trump to end U.S in Saudi against Yemen. ..…
Senate vote against aid to Saudi Arabia's on Yemen. The Macron scam fails to Yellow Vest and union protests. ..…
The Sanders-Lee-Murphy resolution, S.J.Res. 54, directs the president to withdraw from the Saudi coalition war. It has passed this afternoon with 56 votes: . 56-41 #Senate ADOPTED S.J. ..…
Saudi Arabia Monday denounced the US Senate motions to end US military aid for Saudi coalition in the Yemen war and to blame the crown prince for the Khashoggi murder. The Saudi Foreign Ministry condemned the Senate for its “interference in the..…
“President Trump should heed both the constitution and bipartisan voices in the Senate and the House and stop the U.S. support of the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. ..…
Senate recently passed a resolution 63 – 37 to debate ending U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition’s war in Yemen. ..…
While Pentagon officials tell members of Senate one thing, members of Saudi coalition something else. ..…
Armed Forces involvement in the Saudi-UAE coalition-led war on Yemen. Describing the vote as a rebuke to Saudi Arabia and the Trump Administration, AP reported on Senate dissatisfaction over the administration’s response to Saudi Arabia’s brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi last..…
Senators voted favor of holding floor debate on resolution calling for end to direct US Armed Forces in Saudi-UAE coalition-led war on Yemen. Describing AP reported on Senate over the administration's response to Saudi Arabia's brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi last..…
., the administration announced it was ending one of the most critical elements of U.S military assistance the refueling of Saudi warplanes Yemen. Senate measure, invokes War Powers Act, arguing that Congress never authorized American military assistance for Saudi..…
Co-sponsored by Senators Bernie Sanders, Mike Lee and Chris Murphy, the bill would Trump to cease support for Saudi-led coalition via invoking War Powers Resolution of 1973 .. In rare classified briefing ahead of Senate vote, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary..…
Senate voted 63-37 on Wednesday to advance resolution that would end United States support for Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels Yemen, where thousands of civilians have been killed and millions more face starvation and the outbreak of in what the UN has called the..…
Yemen conflict has moved into the spotlight, particularly in United States, where some lawmakers Congress pushing for end to America's military support for Saudi-led coalition. Senate voted on Wednesday to advance resolution that would force Trump administration to end U.S..…
Armed Forces involvement in the Saudi-UAE coalition-led war on Yemen. Describing the vote as a rebuke to Saudi Arabia and the Trump Administration, AP reported on Senate dissatisfaction over the administration’s response to Saudi Arabia’s brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi last..…
If adopted by a veto-proof margin, the Trump regime would be congressionally ordered to end support for the so-called Saudi coalition in Yemen. . Senate floor debate and voting will follow on this issue, a resolution virtually certain to pass – despite heavy Trump regime pressure..…
If it is allowed to come to a vote and if the resolution passes, it will require the president to halt all U.S. support for the Saudi coalition. The Senate failed in its duty eight months ago when it killed this resolution the last time it came up, and now the senators will have a..…