Senate passes resolution to end US support of Saudi Arabia in Yemen, 54-46

Defense News: Defying a White House veto threat, the Senate voted 54-46 on Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting in Yemen.

The passage of the measure, which was co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, marks the first time lawmakers have invoked the decades-old War Powers Resolution to halt American military involvement in a foreign conflict.

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