Article snippet: The White House has formally notified Congress of the U.S. strike that killed Iranian general Qassem Soleimani, according to a Saturday statement from Speaker MORE's (D-Calif.) office. The 1973 War Powers Act requires the president to notify Congress of the "circumstances necessitating the introduction of United States Armed Forces" within 48 hours. The Speaker reacted to the notification saying that the entirety of the of the information conveyed was classified and that she believes it "raises more questions than it answers." "This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran," she said. "The highly unusual decision to classify this document in its entirety compounds our many concerns, and suggests that the Congress and the American people are being left in the dark about our national security," the top House Democrat continued. A senior Democratic aide told The Hill on Saturday that it was not clear whether the White House would send Congress anything unclassified. The notification was first reported by The Washington Post on Saturday. The Pentagon announced this week that Soleimani had been killed in a U.S. strike bear Baghdad International Airport. Secretary of State MORE has said it was done to “to stop a war.” “What the United States did yesterday should have been done long ago. A lot of lives would have been saved,” Trump said on Friday. ... Link to the full article to read more