Biden comes up empty-handed in Saudi Arabia, but marshals region against Iran

President Biden’s ended an arduous four-day visit to the Middle East over the weekend without a major success to appease his liberal base, which has criticized him for pandering to oil-rich autocrats and walking back a campaign pledge to make a pariah of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Washington Times stories: White House

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UPDATE 1-Republicans in U.S. Congress push back on Trump weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, UAE – Yahoo Finance

UPDATE 1-Republicans in U.S. Congress push back on Trump weapons packages to Saudi Arabia, UAE  Yahoo Finance U.S. Republican members of Congress pushed back on Wednesday against President Donald Trump’s plan to sell $ 8 billion in weapons to Saudi Arabia and … “us republicans” – Google News

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US Democrats vow Congressional probe into Trump-Saudi Arabia ties – Aljazeera.com

Aljazeera.com US Democrats vow Congressional probe into Trump-Saudi Arabia tiesAljazeera.comUS legislators from the Democratic Party have vowed to investigate President Donald Trump's response to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The incoming head of the US House intelligence committee Adam Schiff said on Friday that the body …House Democrats will investigate Trump's response to Khashoggi murderThe Guardian Rep. Adam Schiff: House Democrats will investigate Trump's financial ties to Saudi Arabia as part of a 'deep dive …CNBCUS House panel to probe Trump's Saudi ties: Washington PostReutersCNN –Axios –Whitehouse.govall 1,900 news articles » us…

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