House to vote on war powers resolution after Trump officials brief Congress on killing of Soleimani
by Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times
Jan 09, 2020
3 minutes
WASHINGTON - The House will vote on a war powers resolution Thursday to limit what military action President Donald Trump can take against Iran after Democrats - and even a couple of Republicans - complained a Trump administration briefing on the justification for killing a top Iranian general came down to simply: Trust us.
Democrats said Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo, CIA Director Gina Haspel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley provided few specific details in a closed-door meeting Wednesday about what imminent
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