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Democrats’ Pentagon budget bill would curb Trump’s war powers
A bill to fund the Pentagon at $8 billion less than what the White House requested passed the House Appropriations Committee.
By Joe Gould
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House Democrats want war authorization repeal, but path is unclear
Democrats are in wide agreement the post-9/11 war authorizations should be repealed, according to the House's minority leader. But what to replace it with and how are the million-dollar questions.
By Joe Gould
US senators introduce new war authorization with no expiration date
President Donald Trump would get broad authority to use force against terror groups, with no expiration date, under a new bipartisan proposal unveiled in the U.S. Senate on Monday.
By Joe Gould
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