Biden formally notifies Congress of Yemen strikes

President Joe Biden on Friday notified Congress of his strikes against Houthi militants in Yemen, writing in a letter that they “were taken to deter and degrade Houthi capacity to conduct future attacks.” The air and missile strikes Thursday came in response to repeated attacks on commercial ships by Iran-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea. Biden had been facing growing pressure to respond to the attacks, which began two months ago. “I directed the strikes in order to protect and defend our personnel and assets, to degrade and disrupt...