'This Is Illegal': US Lawmakers Slam Strikes on Yemen

January 12, 2024

U.S. lawmakers said late Thursday night that the Biden administration's barrage of airstrikes in Yemen—launched in coordination with American allies but without congressional approval—was blatantly unconstitutional and dangerous, heightening the risk of a full-blown regional conflict.

"This is illegal and violates Article I of the Constitution," U.S. Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) wrote on social media following the strikes.

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