Senate tables Sanders-led effort to withdraw from Yemen

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
WASHINGTON — The Senate killed an effort led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., that would have required the U.S. military to cease participation in operations in Yemen’s years-long civil war.
Sanders, among the Senate’s most liberal members, introduced the measure with Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., in late February, and pushed for the full chamber to vote on it.Get all of VTDigger's political