J. David Thompson has 19 articles published.
Republicans handed President Obama the first veto override of his tenure allowing 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia. Some now question whether it was the wise thing to do. Last week the Senate voted 97-1 to override President Obama’s veto of what has become known as… Keep Reading
U.S. Representatives push for legislation targeting Ethiopia after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch document human rights abuses. A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives has proposed legislation targeted at the government of Ethiopia, after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch documented hundreds of cases of… Keep Reading
U.S. Senators sought to block Saudi arms deal due to poor human rights record and issues of terrorism. | A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators failed Wednesday, by a vote of 26-71, to block a $1.15 billion arms deal between the United States and Saudi Arabia, pointing to… Keep Reading
