Tag: Saudi Arabia

President Trump claps as he arrives in the Rose Garden of the White House in D.C.

Energy and Environment

Trump applauds his own ‘talent’ for lowering gasoline prices

John Siciliano · January 4, 2019 8:36 pm

Senate Foreign Relations Committee member Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017.

Senator warns after Russia detains US citizen: ‘Be very careful’ where you travel

Joel Gehrke · January 3, 2019 9:04 pm

Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, signs an agreement with SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman Masayoshi Son in New York on Tuesday, March 27, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Mohammed bin Salman, Jamal Khashoggi, and the Saudi art of the scapegoat

Tom Rogan · January 3, 2019 6:47 pm

This March 20, 2012, file photo shows Netfilx headquarters in Los Gatos, California.

Netflix yanks comedy show that accused Saudi Arabia of Khashoggi cover-up

Katelyn Caralle · January 2, 2019 12:50 pm

Graham and Paul — End times allies

W. James Antle III · December 28, 2018 5:10 pm

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The Crown Prince addressed the summit on Wednesday, his first such comments since the killing earlier this month of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.

Beltway Confidential

Anger, control, Russia: Three reasons why the Saudi crown prince fired his foreign minister

Tom Rogan · December 27, 2018 7:58 pm

A Capital Gazette newspaper rack displays the day's front page, Friday, June 29, 2018, in Annapolis, Md. A man armed with smoke grenades and a shotgun attacked journalists in the newspaper's building Thursday, killing several people before police quickly stormed the building and arrested him, police and witnesses said.

US ranked one of the deadliest countries for journalists

Diana Stancy Correll · December 19, 2018 8:49 pm

Marco Rubio, Ed Markey

Energy and Environment

Sens. Marco Rubio and Ed Markey team up to deny Saudi Arabia nuclear energy

John Siciliano · December 19, 2018 7:59 pm

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks to members of the media.

Rand Paul considers law banning lobbyists working for foreign governments

Naomi Lim · December 18, 2018 11:02 pm

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during the Hudson Institute's 2018 Award Gala.

Beltway Confidential

Nikki Haley: Mohammed bin Salman ‘has to lose’ his ‘thuggish nature’

Tom Rogan · December 18, 2018 9:37 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a judicial conference of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Istanbul, Friday, Dec. 14, 2018. Erdogan intensified his criticism over U.S. support for Syrian Kurdish fighters, saying Friday Turkey would clear the key northern Syrian town of Manbij.

Trump trying to extradite Erdogan enemy, Turkish foreign minister claims

Caitlin Yilek · December 16, 2018 2:32 pm

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., questions witness FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, during a joint hearing on "oversight of FBI and Department of Justice actions surrounding the 2016 election" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, July 12, 2018.

Energy and Environment

Anger at Saudis gives fresh life to legislation for suing OPEC

Josh Siegel · December 16, 2018 5:00 am