Posted 1/25/2024, 1:26:00 AM
Senators Question Biden's Authority for Yemen Strikes
- Senators question Biden's legal authority to launch strikes against Houthis in Yemen without congressional approval
- Bipartisan group of senators send letter saying strikes lack authorization unless repelling sudden attack
- White House defends "legal authorities" Biden exercised to conduct strikes
- Some lawmakers defend strikes as constitutional under War Powers Act
- Houthis continue attacking ships in Red Sea despite U.S. strikes, raising prospect of long conflict