(Washington Post) Karoun Demirjian - The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 56 to 41 to end U.S. participation in the Saudi-led war in Yemen and then unanimously approved a measure blaming Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Oct. 2 in Istanbul. The Yemen resolution was put forward by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah); seven Republicans joined all Senate Democrats to back the measure. The House is not expected to take up either measure this year.
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