Roughly referring to the war powers resolution enacted in 1970. That law is complicated. One of the things it does is says if the president puts troops abroad into hostilities and we havent been attacked, if he does that, he needs to follow the law which says notify congress. Tell them what youre doing. Justify it. Whats the legal authorization and whats next . How long will they be there and so forth . Thats what the president claimed to be doing which is to say i notify you were on which doesnt quite meet the qualifications and requirements in the law . Democrats on capitol hill te seeking to declassify that information. What are the rules of what can be made public and declassified . That gets into a whole host of issues in the law. What was at issue with the president is typically when president s either comply with the war powers resolution or act as if theyre complying, usually its a Public Document so it can be made available to justify to the public what has been happening as w
Columbia, colombia, this is houston. And 50 years on, a very british view of the moon mission that made history. Hello and welcome to bbc news. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn racist comments made by President Trump. Its a symbolic resolution, in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unusual. More democrats have spoken in favour of trying to impeach the president , but the Party Leadership is not supporting that so far. Mr trump has renewed his attack on four congresswomen from minority backgrounds, but insisted he doesnt have a racist bone in his body. He accused the four, all us citizens, of being anti israel, anti usa, pro terrorist. Immediately after the house vote, a democratic congressman, al green of texas, filed articles of impeachment against trump. Impeaching donald john trump, president of the United States of high misdemeanours, resolved that donald john trump, president of the United States, is unfit to be
Then, in business briefing, Christine Lagarde steps down as the head of the International Monetary fund. But, after a succesful eight year reign, who will replace her . A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. Also in the programme love them or hate them, it is world emoji day. To mark the event, apple has released previews of 20 new ones. So we would like to know, are you a fan of emojis . Are they are useful communication tool, or do they cause misunderstanding . Which one do you use the most . Get in touch. Just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. The us house of representatives has voted to condemn as racist president trumps attack on four congresswomen. It is a symbolic resolution in a chamber controlled by the opposition democrats, and has no force in law, but it is unprecedented. Earlier, mr trump renewed his attack on the politicians, all from minority backgrounds and us citizens, but insisted he doesnt have a racist
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By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Some of world soccer governing body FIFA's rules on player transfers may breach EU rules as they hamper players seeking to move to another team and clubs looking to hire players, an adviser to Europe's top court.