Senate votes to cut off U.S. support for war in Yemen

In a rebuke to President Trump, the Senate voted on Wednesday to end U.S. support for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.

Seven Republicans joined the Democrats to vote for the resolution, which now heads to the House, where a similar measure was passed earlier this year. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) worked together on the legislation, and on the Senate floor Wednesday, Sanders called U.S. involvement "clearly unconstitutional."

The coalition is fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, but during bombing campaigns, civilians have been killed, and aid has been blocked. The United Nations has called what is happening in Yemen the world's worst humanitarian crisis.

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