2 Mar 2021

USA correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:50 am on 2 March 2021

The controversial White House decision not to target Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman - this after a US intelligence report concluded he was linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi (L) during a press conference in the Bahraini capital Manama and a file photo taken on April 12, 2018 of Saudi Arabia's crown prince Mohammed bin Salman

Photo: AFP

Ron also surveys the  state of the $1.9 Trillion relief bill, and Donald Trump's first speech since leaving office.

Ron Elving is Senior Editor and Correspondent on the Washington Desk for NPR News.