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Trump Officials, Fiercely Defending Saudis, Warn Senators Not to Abandon Yemen War

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks to reporters in the Senate Subway after a closed-door, classified briefing with other Senators and Trump administration officials on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Nov. 28, 2018. The Senate is weighing whether to end American support for the conflict in Yemen. Several senators signaled they would use the briefing on Yemen to also ask about the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist and Saudi dissident. (Sarah Silbiger/The New York Times)