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State Department, Defense Department, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) officials testified at a hearing on U.S. policy in Yemen. The witnesses updated committee…

Senator Reed (D-RI) spoke in opposition to the Yemen war powers resolution, which directs President Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.…

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-NJ), spoke during floor debate on the Yemen war powers resolution, which directs President Trump to remove U.S. armed…

Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Christopher Murphy (D-CT) spoke on the chamber floor about the Yemen war powers resolution, which directs President Trump to remove U.S.…

Senator Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke on the chamber floor about the Yemen war powers resolution, which directs President Trump to remove U.S. armed forces from Yemen that have not…

The House approved a non-binding resolution to express the sense of the House on the “urgent need for a political solution in Yemen.”

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, spoke about the ongoing conflict in the Middle East nation and his framework for peace that included both political and…

Speakers that included he Yemeni ambassador to the United Nations took part in a panel discussion on the peace process in Yemen. Ambassador Khaled Alyemany gave his assessment of the status…

Michael Schmidt talked about the U.S. role in Yemen after the U.S. military fired Tomahawk missiles at radar sites operated by Houthi rebels inside Yemen, following the militant group’s…

Mark Toner briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of international topics, including U.S. airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.

Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of topics, including the conflict in Yemen and the recent U.S. Navy incidents with Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf. He…

Elizabeth Trudeau briefed reporters on a range of international issues, including the bombing of a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen.

Chris Woods talked about his book, Sudden Justice: America’s Secret Drone Wars, about America’s use of drones in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia and the reaction it has caused. Mr. Woods…

Marie Harf responded to questions on a variety of international topics, including Iran’s nuclear program and the conflicts in Yemen and Ukraine.

Jeff Rathke briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international topics, including the instability in Yemen and the release of a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship…

Asher Orkaby talked about the U.S. aircraft carrier that was shadowing a convoy of Iranian cargo ships off the coast of Yemen. He also discussed the latest in nuclear negotiations with…

Marie Harf responded to questions from reporters on a variety of international topics, including the crisis in Yemen and the nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Josh Earnest briefed reporters and responded to their questions on a variety of topics, including the dispatch of the aircraft carrier USS Roosevelt to the coast of Yemen to intercept…

Former U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein testified on the ongoing conflict and violence in that country, and Obama administration partnerships and counterterrorism efforts in Yemen and…

Marie Harf briefed reporters and responded to questions on a variety of international issues, including a U.S. aircraft carrier deployed to Yemeni waters and sanctions against Iran.