State Department official stresses that sale will allow Riyadh 'to defend itself from Iranian-backed Houthi air attacks'

Mohammed bin Salman doesn't dismiss proposal raised by US national security adviser, but gives list of steps Riyadh would expect in return, including warming of ties with US

Abdulrahman al-Sadhan also gets 20-year travel ban, meaning he won't truly be free until his seventies; Speaker Pelosi slams Riyadh's 'assault on freedom of expression'

US approves $500 million helicopter maintenance contract, after president's election vow to make Saudi leaders 'pay' for murder of journalist Khashoggi

But first report released since Biden ordered declassification does not prove senior Saudi government officials were complicit in terror plot

Pentagon acknowledges 'redeployment of certain air defense assets' but insists America retains 'broad and deep' commitment to its Mideast allies

Victims' families have long called for release of records they hope will support court efforts to hold Saudi government accountable

White House says grisly murder of journalist may be raised in meetings with delegation led by Khalid bin Salman, Riyadh's deputy defense minister and brother of crown prince

Former officials in Riyadh questioned under oath, but those depositions remain under seal, angering families of victims demanding accountability

4 of those involved in slaying received US State Department-approved training from private contractor in 2017, NYT reports; no evidence US officials were aware of unit's actions