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A House push to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) has picked up support across the political spectrum as President Joe Biden begins taking significant steps to extract the U.S. from Middle East conflicts that date back to his time in the Senate, leaving some legislators concerned that a full repeal could open the U.S. and its assets to future attacks.
Last month, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to advance a bill that would fully repeal the 2002 AUMF, originally passed to allow the U.S. to wage war on Saddam Hussein’s regime. The legislation was introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), the only lawmaker at the time to vote against the post-9/11 2001 AUMF targeting terror groups and the 2002 AUMF. The current bill is cosponsored by 114 members reflecting a rainbow of ideological viewpoints, from House Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) to progressive “Squad” members such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) and Democratic moderate Re
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Republican Ken Buck has announced his bid for reelection in Colorado s 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, having served in the seat since 2015.
Buck, of Windsor, has been elected to the house seat four times, and is seeking his fifth term for the district which covers all of 18 counties and portions of two more in the Eastern Plains portion of Colorado, including Bent, Otero and Crowley. The district is considered largely conservative, and has been held by Republican representatives since 2010.
“Since 2015, I have been protecting conservative values in Congress, fighting for rural Colorado, draining the swamp, and defending your God-given rights, Buck said in a statement. The American experiment runs on freedom, and I plan on keeping it that way.
The Technology 202: Congress is eying the future of the Silicon Valley s top watchdog in hearings this week Cat Zakrzewski
with Aaron Schaffer Congress is weighing the future of the government’s top Silicon Valley watchdog at a pair of hearings this week. Acting Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and three other commissioners will today testify in front of the Senate, which will focus on expanding the agency’s powers to better protect consumers.
Sen. Maria Cantwell, (D-Wash.), the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, plans to highlight the agency s work to address scams related to the coronavirus pandemic, amid growing concerns about fake vaccination cards.