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Congress needs to do better by troops deployed during holidays
Deployment during the holidays takes a toll on American service members.
By Jason Beardsley
US lawmakers seek vote to abandon Saudi-led war in Yemen
A bipartisan quartet of House lawmakers is wrangling with the chamber’s leadership for a floor vote to withdraw U.S. military support for Saudi involvement in Yemen’s civil war.
By Joe Gould
Schumer: It’s time for Congress to re-examine war authorizations
The Senate’s top Democrat says he favors a re-examination of the country’s war authorization amid controversy surrounding the deaths of four U.S. troops in Niger.
By Joe Gould
Four HASC vets introduce new war authorization in bipartisan effort
A bipartisan group of veterans on the U.S. House Armed Services Committee is offering a replacement authorization for the use of military force, riding some recent momentum in both chambers.
By Joe Gould
Here's what fights are left for the annual defense authorization bill
Capitol Hill lawmakers still have several big issues to work out in conference committee in the weeks to come.
US Senate tables Rand Paul measure to scrap war authorizations
Lawmakers took a notable vote to scuttle a proposal to scrap America’s current war authorizations on Wednesday.
By Joe Gould
US Senate advances vote on Paul’s AUMF repeal measure
The U.S. Senate is moving toward a vote Wednesday on Sen. Rand Paul’s proposal to scrap America’s current war authorizations.
By Joe Gould
White House: New AUMF law not needed for Islamic State fight
Many congressional Republicans and Democrats have been clamoring for Congress to approve a new authorization for the use of military force. But they’re moving too slowly for Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, who’s demanding the deadline to ensure faster action.
Trump administration says current war authority sufficient
The Trump administration says it has sufficient legal authority for military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and is not seeking any changes to the 2001 law.
See you in September: McCain's health, Paul's protest delay NDAA
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., is leaving town to start cancer treatment on Monday. He is not expected to return until after the end of the August recess.
By Joe Gould