Nov 23 Turkey foreign minister says Trump wants to avoid Khashoggi death By Associated Press Turkey's foreign minister has criticized President Donald Trump, saying the U.S. leader appears to want to turn a blind eye to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 5:31 News Wrap: Volunteers serve those affected by wildfire a holiday meal In our news wrap Thursday, millions gathered in frigid New York City to watch the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. In Northern California, volunteers prepared holidays meals for first responders and residents displaced by deadly wildfires. And in Florida, President Trump… Continue watching
Nov 22 Trump says CIA has not concluded Saudi prince involved in journalist’s killing By Deb Riechmann, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump said Thursday that "maybe the world should be held accountable" for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: Trump won’t punish Saudi prince or cancel arms sales over Khashoggi murder In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump signaled he will not sanction Saudi Arabia’s crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, nor cancel arms sales to the country. Trump said breaking with Saudi Arabia would hurt the U.S. Continue watching
Nov 20 Watch 8:30 With Khashoggi decision, Trump places strategic interests above human rights President Trump announced he will not sanction Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The President indicated he had no intention of breaking with the longtime American ally. Nick Schifrin reports, and the Washington… Continue watching
Nov 20 WATCH: Trump says maintaining Saudi Arabia deals puts ‘America first’ By Associated Press The president said oil prices would "skyrocket" if the U.S. made a "terrible mistake" to break with Saudi Arabia. Trump said he was not going to "destroy" the world's economy by being "foolish with Saudi Arabia," adding that the United… Continue reading
Nov 20 WATCH: Pompeo addresses Korean ties, Khashoggi killing By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. has "made clear" to South Korea that progress on disarming North Korea should not lag behind the expansion of relations between the two Koreas. Continue reading
Nov 20 Trump: U.S. won’t punish ‘great ally’ Saudi Arabia despite ‘horrible’ Khashoggi killing By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. will not punish Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at this time nor cut arms sales to Saudi Arabia for the killing of U.S.-based columnist Jamal Khashoggi. The decision will disappoint and anger… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 11:20 Khashoggi evidence points to Saudi crown prince, and the U.S. faces a dilemma Seven weeks after Jamal Khashoggi's murder, evidence suggests Saudi Arabia’s crown prince orchestrated the killing. How will the U.S. respond to its longtime ally? To discuss, Nick Schifrin is joined by Rep.-elect Tom Malinowski, D-NJ, who previously worked at the… Continue watching
Nov 19 Saudi king’s speech makes no mention of slain journalist By Abdullah al-Shihri, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The king voiced support for his favored son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, saying that the 32-year-old heir to the throne is focused on developing the capabilities of Saudi youth. Continue reading