The Latest Breaking News from Jamal Khashoggi

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman can’t be sued in the U.S. over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi because as a head of government he’s immune, the Biden administration told a judge.

In a filing released late on Thursday night, the Biden administration said the Crown Prince’s recent promotion to the role of prime minister meant that he was ‘the sitting head of government and, accordingly, immune’ from the lawsuit

The U.S. declaration that Saudi Arabia's crown prince should be considered immune from a lawsuit over his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist breaks from Joe Biden's campaign denunciations.

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State department says decision ‘purely a legal determination’

"By going along with this scheme, President Biden is turning his back on fundamental principles of press freedom and equality."

The Biden administration declared Thursday that the high office held by Saudi Arabia's crown prince should shield him from lawsuits for his role in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist, a turnaround from Joe Biden's passionate campaign trail denunciations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal slaying.

The Biden administration ruled on Thursday that Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has immunity from a lawsuit over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, drawing immediate condemnation from the slain journalist's former fiancee.