Wednesday’s launches come days after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
Senate fails to override Trump’s veto of Saudi arms deal in new setback for kingdom’s critics
The Senate on Monday failed to overturn President Donald Trump’s veto of a ban on weapons sales to Saudi Arabia and its Gulf allies.
Trump fundraiser Thomas Barrack Jr. lobbied for Saudi nuclear deal, new report alleges
Lawmakers in both parties have expressed alarm about the Trump administration’s decision to transfer commercial nuclear expertise to Saudi Arabia.
Trump’s nominee to be United Nations ambassador, Kelly Knight Craft, poised for confirmation
Kelly Knight Craft’s nomination has stirred controversy because of her family’s ties to the coal industry and her views on climate change.
North Korea fires two projectiles into sea, South Korean military says
The launch comes amid new tensions between the U.S. and North Korea and a stalemate in the Trump administration’s push for Kim Jong Un to give up his country’s nuclear arsenal.
President Trump vetoes bills that would have blocked Saudi weapons deal
The measures would have stopped an imminent shipmentof 124,000 precision-guided missiles and the fuses to detonate them, among other items.
House votes to block Trump administration’s weapons deal with Saudi Arabia amid veto threat
The vote highlights backlash against a weapons deal for $8.1 billion in bombs,precision-guided missiles and other weapons to the Saudis and its allies.
House approves measure to block Trump from launching military strike against Iran
The House proposal would bar the Trump administration from using any federal funds for military force “in or against” the Islamic Republic.
House votes to end US role in Yemen, poised to block Trump from launching Iran strike
Next up: a proposal that would bar Trump from launching a military strike against Iran, which supporters predict will pass in a vote set for Friday.
‘A colossal mistake’: GOP-controlled Senate votes down measure blocking Iran military strike
The GOP-controlled Senate defeated abill that would have required Donald Trump to get explicit congressional approval for a military strike on Iran.