NewsPronto

 
Men's Weekly

.

USA Conversation

The Conversation USA

The Conversation USA

Can Congress pressure the White House on human rights?

  • Written by Sarah Snyder, Associate Professor, American University School of International Service

In June, the Senate tried to block a US$500 million arms sales to Saudi Arabia.

Saudi intervention in Yemen’s civil war has produced high numbers of civilian casualties, human rights abuses and a humanitarian crisis. The White House’s decision to sell arms to the Saudis is just one indication that the Trump administration may be...

Read more: Can Congress pressure the White House on human rights?

More Articles ...

  1. Is Trump actually popular in Poland?
  2. How China could use trade to force North Korea to play nice with the West
  3. Does Scott Pruitt have a solid case for repealing the Clean Water Rule?
  4. Millennial bashing in medieval times
  5. Suturing a divided world: How providing access to surgery drives global prosperity
  6. Students' test scores tell us more about the community they live in than what they know
  7. Facts versus feelings isn't the way to think about communicating science
  8. The price of a miracle: Should we limit spending on lifesaving drugs?
  9. 'Screen time' is about more than setting limits
  10. We're not ready for the 'silver tsunami' of older adults living with cancer
  11. How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement
  12. Is Indonesia’s 'pious democracy' safe from Islamic extremism?
  13. If we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now, would we stop climate change?
  14. A look inside Ohio's lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
  15. Pot with patents could plant the seeds of future lawsuits
  16. Why Abraham Lincoln is an icon for Republicans and Democrats alike
  17. Ocean life: 5 essential reads
  18. How Spam became one of the most iconic American brands of all time
  19. Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
  20. Why on July 4 should we remember the psalm 'By the Rivers of Babylon'?
  21. On the savanna, mobile phones haven't transformed Maasai lives – yet
  22. From public good to personal pursuit: Historical roots of the student debt crisis
  23. When gospel sermons came on the phonograph
  24. Will women vote for women in 2018? It depends on if they're married
  25. Want a satisfying relationship? Don't present yourself as a sex object
  26. How bills to replace Obamacare would especially harm women
  27. Why market competition has not brought down health care costs
  28. Putin's flacks: Russia's stealth public relations war
  29. America's dangerous love for pyrotechnics: 4 facts about fireworks
  30. Take that chocolate milk survey with a grain of salt
  31. New data set explores 90 years of natural disasters in the US
  32. Republican health care bills defy the party's own ideology
  33. Macron and Trudeau shouldn't be so proud of appointing women to their Cabinets
  34. The Venezuelan government's newest opponent is a state-funded orchestra
  35. How the homeless create homes
  36. New legislation may make free speech on campus less free
  37. Why it's important to understand social media's dark history
  38. Behind Modi: The growing influence of the India lobby
  39. Is energy 'dominance' the right goal for US policy?
  40. A dangerous mix: Bullied youth report access to loaded guns more than other youth
  41. Why Congress should let everyone deduct charitable gifts from their taxes
  42. 'NotPetya' ransomware attack shows corporate social responsibility should include cybersecurity
  43. 4 ways the Supreme Court could rule on Trump's travel ban
  44. Understanding the real innovation behind the iPhone
  45. How flu changes within the human body may hint at future global trends
  46. Is Nancy Pelosi worth the trouble?
  47. GOP health care bill would make rural America's distress much worse
  48. Elite public schools that rely on entry exams fail the diversity test
  49. Urban nature: What kinds of plants and wildlife flourish in cities?
  50. What Jeff Bezos gets wrong (and right) with his populist philanthropy