Trump Vetoes Yemen War Resolution: Washington Post

Read the article from the Washington Post about the presidential veto of a congressional resolution to end US involvement in the Yemen War.

Felicia Sonmez is a national political reporter covering breaking news from the White House, Congress and the campaign trail. Josh Dawsey is a White House reporter for The Washington Post. He joined the paper in 2017. Karoun Demirjian is a congressional reporter covering national security, including defense, foreign policy, intelligence and matters concerning the judiciary.

Read more about the Yemen War from the Congressional Research Service:

“There is some disagreement between some in Congress and the Trump Administration as to whether U.S. forces assisting the Saudi-led coalition have been introduced into active or imminent hostilities for purposes of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C Ch. 33). Some Members have claimed that by providing support to the Saudi-led coalition, U.S. forces have been introduced into a ‘situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated’ based on the criteria of the War Powers Resolution. The Trump Administration disagrees. The U.S. Defense Department has maintained that ‘the limited military and intelligence support that the United States is providing to the KSA-led coalition does not involve any introduction of U.S. forces into hostilities for purposes of the War Powers Resolution.’”