Trump formally notifies Congress of the strike

The White House formally notified Congress of the strike that killed Soleimani on Saturday. Legislators received a classified memo, which a congressional aide described to Reuters as "brief and insufficient".

The Democratic Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, was also unsatisfied with the notification.

"This document prompts serious and urgent questions about the timing, manner and justification of the Administration’s decision to engage in hostilities against Iran," Pelosi said in a statement.

President Trump’s classified War Powers Act notification raises more questions than it answers about the timing, manner and justification of the decision to engage in hostilities against Iran. https://t.co/T9Oi6bRMDP
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) January 5, 2020

She also decried Trump's "highly unusual" decision to classify the notification.

"The Trump Administration’s provocative, escalatory and disproportionate military engagement continues to put servicemembers, diplomats and citizens of America and our allies in danger."