28-11-2018 19:30 via ocregister.com

Senators grilling U.S. officials over Khashoggi response

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and SUSANNAH GEORGE
WASHINGTON  — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told senators Wednesday that America’s national security interests are at stake as they consider a vote to halt U.S. involvement in the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
In prepared remarks released ahead of a closed-door Senate briefing, Pompeo said diplomatic efforts to end the conflict were underway.
“The suffering in Yemen grieves me, but if the United States of America was not
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