House votes to limit Donald Trump’s war powers amid Iran crisis – live

By Maanvi Singh in San Francisco (now) and Joan E Greve in Washington (earlier)

The House speaker said she won’t publicly set a deadline to send the articles of impeachment while a growing chorus of lawmakers say it’s time

1.22am GMT

Joe Biden gained a high-profile supporter in Calfornia, ahead of the state’s March 3 primary. The Los Angeles mayor joined Dianne Feinstein, the state’s senior US senator, in endorsing Biden.

12.41am GMT

The president is now addressing his order to kill Iranian general Qassem Suleimani without consulting Congress. Trump said he’s ended Suleimani’s “rampage though not only that part of the world” but also “other parts”, implying that Suleimani was targeting the US embassy in Baghdad and other embassies.

“He’s no longer a terror — he’s dead,” Trump said.

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