Senators are angry CIA Director Gina Haspel didn’t appear Wednesday at a classified briefing about the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi — and in response, some may vote to end U.S. logistical support of the Saudi war in Yemen.

“It would be nice to have the CIA director here,” Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., said after the meeting. “There are certainly members who are weighing the absence of the CIA director and how they vote today.”

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