US House invokes powers to end support for war in Yemen

WASHINGTON - The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday asking for an end to US support for the Saudi Arabialed coalition's war in Yemen, a move that is likely to invite a veto from the White House.

The vote was 247 to 175, largely falling along party lines. It approves the resolution seeking to direct US President Donald Trump to remove the US troops from Yemen within 30 days and to terminate US support for the coalition in the war.

"The president will have to face the reality that Congress is no longer going to ignore its constitutional obligations when it comes to foreign policy," said Democratic Representative Eliot Engel of New York, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.