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![Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, accompanied by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrive for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/v2/TLKGI6RJERFA7MI7CSGCATACTY.jpg?auth=38492e924d9179f49f1b8ca6958809b83033585e742368d3f4396f12bc7283a3&width=6000&height=4000)
![Victory Base Complex personnel attend the Christmas Eve Candlelight Service at Al Faw Palace, Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 24, 2008.](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/v2/GKQVGS34U5ANND7PBAWDBPSIHU.jpg?auth=ffa27cfdc2337419736f06274bcb23debf660e0e607ed37eeabf633a84c29d9e&width=2266&height=1521)
Congress needs to do better by troops deployed during holidays
Deployment during the holidays takes a toll on American service members.
By Jason Beardsley
House appropriators advance $706 billion defense spending bill
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a $706 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2022 over the objections of panel Republicans.
By Joe Gould
Iraq AUMF repeal vote delayed until mid-July
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee plans to take up a bipartisan measure to repeal the 2002 and 1991 war authorizations for Iraq in mid-July.
By Joe Gould
House repeals 2002 war authorization, with Senate action coming next
The House voted Thursday to repeal the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq, a step that supporters say is necessary to constrain presidential war powers even though it is unlikely to affect U.S. military operations around the world.
By Joe Gould
House poised to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization
The White House said in a statement that it supports the House bill and stressed that no ongoing military activities are reliant upon the 2002 authorization.
Schumer, White House back repeal of Iraq War authorization
The White House said it supports the legislation and stressed that no ongoing military activities are reliant upon the 2002 authorization.
House tees up war authorization repeal while Senate waits on White House
The House plans to vote on a repeal of the Iraq-focused 2002 war authorization this week, but similar legislation is on a slower track on the other side of the Capitol.
By Joe Gould
Under Biden, Kaine sees stars aligning for war powers repeal
After a years-long fight to reclaim Congress’s war powers from the presidency, supporters said Monday they they are in talks with the White House for a potentially game-changing “green light” from President Joe Biden.
By Joe Gould
Biden signals support to replace war power authority
The Biden administration announced its position after a bipartisan bill was introduced that would repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the wars in Iraq.
Lawmakers propose check on Biden’s war powers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East amid escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran.
By Joe Gould
Congress reacts to US airstrikes in Syria
The Pentagon’s announcement that that U.S. forces conducted deadly airstrikes in Syria sparked complaints from some of President Joe Biden’s Democratic allies that he overreached, while key Republicans applauded the move.
By Joe Gould