Senators Seek To Halt Weapons Sales To Saudi Arabia As Trump’s Sanctions Fail To Impress
Steve Mnuchin's Treasury finally moved ahead with sanctions on 17 Saudis connected to the Jamal Khashoggi murder on Thursday, a move that was tipped late last week around the same time the administration said it would end air refueling flights for the Saudi Arabian military campaign in Yemen.
As noted on Friday, the White House appears intent on avoiding a scenario where Congress tries to force the issue, where that means applying real pressure on Riyadh in retaliation for the extrajudicial kil