houthis
The countries struck 18 targets in response to the Iran-backed militia's attacks on commercial ships, which they say is to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza.
"You can't fight the Houthis, an enemy that is named nowhere in existing authorizations, without legal permission from Congress," Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy said.
The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites on Wednesday.
“The Constitution requires that if there is not an imminent threat of self-defense, that he has to come to Congress,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) said.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
In a letter obtained by HuffPost, top Democrats say a terror designation for the Houthi militia in Yemen would have devastating consequences and few benefits.
White House aide Brett McGurk, Republican lawmakers and the United Arab Emirates want to restore a Trump-era terror designation for the Houthi militia.
A second strike, targeting a telecommunications building, killed at least three children and knocked the internet offline.
After HuffPost reported on Adel Al-Hasani’s detention by fighters connected to the United Arab Emirates, the Biden administration pushed for his release.
At the root of the recent spike in tensions appears to be Trump’s decision a year ago to pull out of the nuclear deal.
Saudi news agency SPA reports that an Egyptian resident is dead as a result of seven missiles fired into the country from Yemen.