Senate considers repeal of Iraq and Gulf war authorizations.

The Senate has passed a bill to repeal the authorizations for use of military force (AUMFs) for the Iraq and Persian Gulf wars, with strong bipartisan support. The bill would repeal the 1991 Gulf War authorization and the 2002 Iraq War authorization, preventing abuse by presidential administrations that could use the old AUMFs to launch unrelated combat operations without congressional approval. The White House has signaled it will back the legislation, and President Biden would sign the bill if it reached his desk. The House has already expressed support for the legislation, and the effort to repeal the authorizations transcends party politics, political philosophies, or geography.