March 25, 2021 10:33 am

One GOP Hawk’s Case against Unchecked Presidential War Powers

Mike Gallagher explains why Congress should repeal the 2002 AUMF and pursue war-powers reform.

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Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, First Armored Division, and First Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, Illinois Army National Guard, provide security for senior Afghan and coalition military leaders following a key leader engagement in southeastern Afghanistan in 2019.

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In the early days of the Biden administration, progressive lawmakers have renewed a push to curtail the president’s powers to unilaterally wage war — but they no longer have a monopoly on this campaign.

Conservatives are getting involved, too.