WASHINGTON — In a strong rebuke to President Donald Trump, the four living former leaders of the Federal Reserve say the head of the nation's central bank should be able to make interest-rate decisions free of political pressure and the threat of being removed or demoted. The former chairs —...
In House’s Yemen Vote, Congress Reasserts War-Making Powers
WASHINGTON — Asserting congressional authority over war-making powers, the House passed a resolution Wednesday that would force the administration to withdraw U.S. troops from involvement in Yemen, in a rebuke of President Donald Trump's alliance with the Saudi-led coalition behind the military intervention. Lawmakers in both parties are increasingly uneasy...
Pompeo Repudiates Obama Mideast Policy, Takes Aim at Iran
CAIRO — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a scathing rebuke of the Obama administration's Mideast policies on Thursday, accusing the former president of "misguided" and "wishful" thinking that diminished America's role in the region, harmed its longtime friends and emboldened its main foe: Iran. In a speech to...
Saudi Arabia Rejects US Senate ‘Interference’ in Kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi squarely on the Saudi crown prince and describing it as interference in the kingdom's affairs. It's the...