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Utah Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. John Curtis want U.S. involvement in the war in Yemen to end

Washington • Utah’s members of Congress are split on whether the United States should pull support for the Saudi Arabia-fueled war in Yemen that is blamed for tens of thousands of deaths.

Sen. Mike Lee and Rep. John Curtis spoke fervently about ending U.S. involvement in the civil war – a position at odds with President Donald Trump, who has defended Saudi leaders despite evidence, including from the CIA, that the crown prince directed the murder of a journalist who wrote for The Washington Post. Trump’s administration has said ending the U.