Obama Alerts Capitol Hill Supporters on ISIS Airstrikes
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President Obama is getting regular updates on the operation against ISIS targets inside Syria, which began earlier tonight, according to a senior White House official.
The president also phoned House Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to brief them on the missile strikes and bombing.
Congress is in recess, with members scattered across the world on trips and back in their districts. But the president began reaching out to a few key members of Congress late this afternoon.
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In addition to the calls from the president to leaders, senior Capitol Hill aides tell ABC News that Vice President Joe Biden reached out to a wider ring of senior lawmakers -- including Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.
National Security Advisor Susan Rice called House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce earlier this evening with a notification, a GOP Congressional aide told ABC News.
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Obama Alerts Capitol Hill Supporters on ISIS Airstrikes