The Trump administration does not have congressional authorization to go to war ...
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks during an interview with Washington Post Live by political reporter Robert Costa on stage at their offices in Washington, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi told reporters that she backed what appeared to be U.S. President Donald Trump’s aversion to actual military conflict with Tehran. Pelosi also told reporters that the Republican administration would provide a classified briefing for top lawmakers — the so-called Gang of Eight — on Iran later on Thursday.
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