Breaking: House Votes to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization

The House voted Thursday to rescind the 2002 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) in Iraq, in a move that is backed by the White House and rapidly gaining support in the Senate after nearly twenty years of bipartisan opposition to curtailing the president’s war-making powers.

Forty nine Republicans joined the Democratic coalition to pass the bill, while 160 Republicans rejected it. Out of 220 Democratic members, only one voted against the measure.

“The administration supports the repeal of the 2002 AUMF, as the United States has no ongoing military activities the rely solely on the 2002 AUMF as a domestic legal basis, and repeal of the 2002 AUMF would likely have minimal impact on current military operations,” the White House said in a statement Monday.

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