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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, and Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, arrive at the Sheraton Grand in Doha, Qatar to hold a joint press conference, Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo: U.S. wants accountability for Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is greeted by Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, during his Middle East tour. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP)

Mike Pompeo’s Mideast trip a string of tricky geopolitical challenges

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Boys run up the stairs at a rehabilitation center for former child soldiers in Marib, Yemen, in this July 25, 2018, photo. Boys come to center traumatized and mistrustful from their experiences on the battlefield. On his first day at the center, one said he was terrified, unsure what they would do to him. &quot;But then I saw the teachers and they gave me a room to stay in. I felt good after that.&quot; (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

Children as young as 10 fight, kill and die in Yemen’s war

By MAGGIE MICHAEL - Associated Press

In this Dec. 1, 2018, file, photo released by the press office of the G20 Summit Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a plenary session on the second day of the G20 Leader's Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. (G20 Press Office via AP, File) **FILE**

Saudis slam Senate resolutions on crown prince, Yemen

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders gives the keynote address at The Sanders Institute Gathering in Burlington, Vt., Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Reasserting himself as a leading voice in Democratic politics, Sanders on Thursday called on the political party to work harder to convince people of all races, regions and income levels that liberal policies will help them. (April McCullum/The Burlington Free Press via AP)

Senate bucks Trump, passes measure pulling U.S. support from Yemen war

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., joined by Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., right, walk to a meeting with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Mitch McConnell breaks with Donald Trump, urges ‘response’ to Saudis

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2011, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks on his cellphone at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

U.S. sanctions 17 Saudis it accuses of Jamal Khashoggi killing

By Dan Boylan - The Washington Times

In this March 24, 2018, photo, Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman tours an innovation gallery of Saudi Arabian technology, including an exhibit by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, during a visit to Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass. While some U.S. colleges rethink their ties to Saudi Arabia, many more have shown no signs of backing away. An Associated Press analysis of federal data finds that 38 schools received at least $359 million from the Saudi government from 2011 through 2017. (Josh Reynolds/AP Images for KAUST)

Saudi reactor triggers fears of nuclear race with Iran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

The United Nations children’s agency said this month that Yemen’s economic crisis and the relentless violence at a key Red Sea port city risks leaving millions of children and families without food, clean water and sanitation. Saudi Arabia has become mired in a proxy war with Iran, and the fallout from Jamal Khashoggi's death could give the U.S. government and a rising number of private critics of the conflict an opening to pressure the kingdom to scale back its conflict with Yemen's Houthi rebels. (Associated Press/File)

Jamal Khashoggi killing hurts Saudi war in Yemen

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman attends the second day of the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The powerful crown prince spoke at the Riyadh investment forum clouded by Jamal Khashoggi's killing. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil) ** FILE **

Saudi prince’s message may not be enough to repair damage

By AYA BATRAWY - Associated Press

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, right, shakes hands with Salah Khashoggi, a son, of Jamal Khashoggi, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Saudi Arabia, which for weeks maintained that Jamal Khashoggi had left the Istanbul consulate, on Saturday acknowledged he was killed there in a &quot;fistfight.&quot; (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

The Latest: Turkish media say Saudi vehicle scouted forest

Associated Press

In this photo released by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. The Crown Prince addressed the summit on Wednesday, his first such comments since the killing earlier this month of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Mohammed bin Salman condemns Jamal Khashoggi killing

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis welcomes Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the Pentagon in Washington, Thursday, March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Jamal Khashoggi killing hits Pentagon, Saudi Arabia relationship

By Carlo Muñoz and Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

In this photo taken on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, white smoke billows from the courtyard of Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul. A video shared by a television channel that is close to Turkey's government broadcasted on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018 appears to show three men burning documents at the Saudi Consulate's backyard a day after Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi was killed. A Haber news channel said the surveillance camera video - allegedly showing &quot;evidence&quot; being burned inside a drum - was recorded on Oct. 3. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

The Latest: Mnuchin meets with embattled Saudi crown prince

Associated Press

Illustration on difficulties between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia over the Khasoggi affair by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

Re-examining U.S.-Saudi ties was overdue before Jamal Khashoggi went missing

By Bonnie Kristian

A man identified by Turkish officials as Maher Abdulaziz Mutreb, walks toward the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul before writer Jamal Khashoggi disappeared. Saudi Arabia, which initially called the allegations &quot;baseless,&quot; has not responded to repeated requests for comment from The Associated Press over recent days, including on Thursday over Mutreb’s identification. (Sabah via AP)

Jamal Khashoggi killing gives Turkey chance to hit Saudi Arabia

By Gilgamesh Nabeel and Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Feb. 14, 1945 file photo, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, right, and King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud discuss Saudi-U.S. relations aboard USS Quincy in the Great Bitter Lake north of the city of Suez, Egypt. The kingdom of Saudi Arabia has enjoyed the ultimate protected status from the U.S. throughout its short history, from Roosevelt meeting Saudi Arabia’s first king on Valentine’s Day in 1945 to the kingdom becoming America’s main Mideast ally following the downfall of Iran’s shah in 1979. (AP Photo, File)

Washington has stood by Riyadh through multiple crises

By TAMER FAKAHANY - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, shakes hands with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2018. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished two weeks ago during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Trump: Saudi crown prince ‘totally’ denies involvement in Khashoggi case

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Leah Millis/Pool Image via AP)

Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo move to defuse Jamal Khashoggi crisis amid Turkey cover-up claims

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, meets with Saudi Arabia's King Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday Oct. 16, 2018. Pompeo met on Tuesday with Saudi Arabia's King Salman over the disappearance and alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished two weeks ago during a visit to the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Mike Pompeo meets Saudi king over Khashoggi’s disappearance

By Fay Abuelgasim, Suzan Fraser and Jon Gambrell - Associated Press