US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday denied Washington was "covering up" the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and promised further action.
"America is not covering up for a murder," Pompeo told reporters in Budapest when asked about criticism by a senior Democrat.
The remarks came after US President Donald Trump missed a Congress deadline to determine who ordered Khashoggi's assassination amid new revelations that Saudi Arabia's crown prince spoke of going after the writer "with a bullet".