| Fueled by bipartisan outrage over the Saudi kingdom’s role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Senate voted to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. It marks the first time the Senate has successfully invoked the War Powers Act, a Vietnam-era law designed to limit the president’s power to start or escalate military engagement. The Trump administration opposed the Senate action. |  |
News Alert Thursday, December 13 |
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|  | | In a rebuke to Trump, the Senate votes to halt U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen | | Fueled by bipartisan outrage over the Saudi kingdom’s role in the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, the Senate voted to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. It marks the first time the Senate has successfully invoked the War Powers Act, a Vietnam-era law designed to limit the president’s power to start or escalate military engagement. The Trump administration opposed the Senate action. | | |
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