Senate moves closer to repealing Iraq war powers.

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell opposes the repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that the authority "bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists." The Senate is poised to repeal the decades-old authority for the Iraq war, with almost 20 GOP senators signaling they will vote for the repeals, likely giving Democrats the votes they need to approve the two measures. McConnell and other Republican opponents say a withdrawal of those war powers would project U.S. weakness in the Middle East and embolden Iran and other terrorist groups.