House ignores Trump veto threat, approves bill ending US support for Yemen war
The House passed a resolution Thursday to end U.S. military support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, sending it to President Trumps desk and likely forcing him to issue the second veto of his presidency.
The resolution passed 247-175, with 16 Republicans siding with Democrats. One Republican, Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.), voted present.
Thursday's vote was the first time since the War Powers Act was passed in 1973 that both chambers of Congress passed a resolution using that law and was the culmination of a years-long effort propelled in recent months by lawmakers fury at Saudi Arabia over the killing of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
The resolution, which would require Trump to withdraw U.S. military forces in or affecting Yemen unless they are fighting al Qaeda, gained considerable momentum after Khashoggis killing last year in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/437341-house-ignores-trump-veto-threat-approves-bill-ending-us-support-for-yemen-war