The US Senate rebuking Donald Trump's foreign policy and his alliance with Riyadh has voted to end support for the bloody Saudi-led war effort in Yemen.The Senate's bipartisan vote was 54 to 46, with seven Republicans defying the President and aligning with Democrats.<br />''&nbsp; <br />''Lawmakers in the Republican-controlled chamber approved a historic curtailment of the Presidential war powers. It directs Mr Trump to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in or affecting the Republic of Yemen within 30 days. <br />''<br />''<br />''The text will now move to the Democrat-led House of Representatives which is likely to pass the latest effort.However, the White House has threatened a veto, calling the measure &quot;flawed&quot; and saying it would harm bilateral relationships in the region and hurt Washington's ability to fight extremism.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">But its full passage would set a historic marker as it would be the first measure passed by Congress to invoke the 1973 War Powers Resolution to directly curtail a president's use of military powers.</span><br />
News On AIR | March 14, 2019 9:39 AM
US Senate votes to end support for Yemen war