Michael Barbaro

Here's what else you need to know today.

On Sunday, congressional Democrats questioned the legality of President Trump's military strikes against Iran, saying that it was a clear-cut case where he needed Congress's approval but failed to seek it.

One of those Democrats, Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, has introduced a resolution seeking to end the use of American military forces in Iran.

As markets opened on Sunday night, oil prices rose 10%, highlighting the economic risks of the conflict in Iran.

The U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran could severely restrict oil and gas supplies around the world.

Even if the disruption is brief, it will almost certainly make energy more expensive around the world.

Today's episode was produced by Jessica Chung, Mary Wilson, and Claire Tennesketter.

It was edited by Liz O'Balin and Paige Cowan.

Contains music by Alishaba Itu and Dan Powell.

The episode was engineered by Chris Wood.

That's it for The Daily.

I'm Michael Barbaro.

See you tomorrow.

From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.

The pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong brought hundreds of thousands of people out into the streets in 2019.

They demanded democracy and that China uphold the freedoms it had promised when it took back the British colony in the late 1990s.

China responded by arresting thousands of protesters, including the leaders of the movement, like a man named Jimmy Lai.

For decades, Lai had used his wealth and his newspaper to campaign for democracy.

He was a constant thorn in the side of Beijing.

We interviewed Lai on the show in 2020, just after he was arrested.