The House on Thursday voted to repeal the 2002 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF), which the Trump administration has used to justify its controversial drone strike that killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani.
The House approved the bill to repeal the Iraq War authorization in a largely party-line vote of 236 to 166.
“Members of Congress continue to have serious, urgent concerns about the president’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran and about its lack of strategy moving forward,” Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said ahead of Thursday’s vote. Continue reading.