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President Trump has insisted the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran would be a relatively short "excursion," although it has now lasted nearly five months, with no end in sight.
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The president initially backed a little-known congressman. Then he talked to Gov. Henry McMaster and Ms. Graham herself.
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The status of a newly signed U.S.-Saudi nuclear deal is in question after President Trump made the surprise announcement that the deal is off unless Saudi Arabia normalizes relations with Israel. The deal paves the way for Saudi civil nuclear development, although critics warn that it could lead to the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the politically volatile Middle East.
Saudi Arabia has long maintained that it would not officially recognize Israel by joining the Abraham Accords, the U.S.-negotiated diplomatic deal between Israel and a number of Arab states, until there is a pathway toward the creation of a Palestinian state. The Abraham Accords provision indicates that "Israel is calling the shots again," when it comes to U.S. policy in the Middle East, notes Daniel Levy of the U.S./Middle East Project. Levy says it is unlikely that Saudi Arabia will agree to Trump's new conditions, at a cost to U.S. business interests, which stand to profit handily from the sale of nuclear energy technology to the oil-rich kingdom.
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A bipartisan bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham has become mired in a dispute over expanding President Trump's tariff power.
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The move was the latest sign that President Trump intends to keep armed Guard members deployed in the capital through the end of his term.
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A White House spokeswoman said President Trump's patience was running thin. The top Senate Republican said she should try finding the votes.
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