Trump returns to White House as State Department issues security alerts for Middle East

President Trump returned to Washington, D.C. early Saturday after cutting short a weekend trip to Camp David, arriving on the Ellipse just before 8 p.m., according to a White House pool report. A State Department security alert issued the same day followed fresh concern over attacks from the Iran-backed Houthis on Saudi Arabia. The department told Americans in the Middle East to “exercise heightened vigilance” and prepare for possible travel disruptions, noting the conflict could “escalate rapidly,” and advised Americans outside the region to reconsider travel to or through it. Saudi Arabia said the Houthis tried targeting Riyadh and Aramco facilities in Yanbu with ballistic missiles, marking the first Riyadh attempt since fighting resumed.