US senators expect vote before December 13 on Trump's nuclear power pact with Saudi Arabia
US President Donald Trump and Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman hold hands during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, November 18, 2025. (photo credit: EVELYN HOCKSTEIN/REUTERS) Democratic US senators said on Friday they expect a vote before December 13 on the Trump administration's pact to share nuclear power technology with Saudi Arabia. "The Senate will now have a chance to fulfill its statutory responsibility to study and weigh in on the impact this agreement could have in driving a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and potentially undermining nuclear nonproliferation efforts around the world," Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, said in a release reported first by Reuters.