31.01.2020 - 02:34 [ The Hill ]

Overnight Defense: House passes bills to rein in Trump on Iran | Pentagon seeks Iraq‘s permission to deploy missile defenses | Roberts refuses to read Paul question on whistleblower during impeachment trial

The House passed a pair of bills Thursday aimed at limiting President Trump‘s war authorities, the latest legislative maneuver after the spike in U.S.-Iran tensions.

One bill would repeal the 2002 authorization for the use of military force (AUMF), while the other would block funding for military action against Iran.

The House approved the bill to repeal the Iraq War authorization in a largely party-line vote of 236-166. The other bill was also passed in a mostly partisan vote of 228-175.

Here‘s more on each one: