Senate votes to move forward bill to end U.S. support for war in Yemen

(Think Progress)\

The Senate voted 63-37 Wednesday to advance a resolution to stop supporting the Saudi-led coalition in its bombing of Yemen. The United States currently supports the coalition with arms, intelligence, and air support.

The measure, which invokes the War Powers Resolution, was the first major test to see if the killing of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was enough to disrupt the close U.S.-Saudi relationship. It now heads to the Senate floor for debate.

The vote came just hours after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis delivered a classified briefing before the Senate on Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the extent of the Saudi government’s involvement in the killing of Khashoggi. Read more