White House and Senate push for repeal of Iraq War authorizations.

The White House has expressed support for repealing the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for use of force in Iraq if Congress passes the repeal effort, as lawmakers work to reassert their authority in military intervention abroad. The Senate is expected to vote Thursday to advance the measures, which would mark a formal conclusion to the conflicts and a symbolic reassertion of Congress’s ability to declare war. Lawmakers have worked without success in recent years to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that gave the US president broad powers to conduct military operations without approval from Congress.