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WASHINGTON — The Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would repeal two decades-old authorizations to use military force against Iraq after supporters of the legislation had fended off floor efforts to amend it, including proposals that would have singled out Iran as a threat in the Middle East.

The measure now goes to the House, where Speaker Kevin McCarthy has indicated it will undergo a series of markups by the Foreign Affairs Committee before a possible floor vote.

The last time an authorization of military force was repealed was in 1974.

The measure would repeal the 2002 and 1991 authorizations to use military force in Iraq, and now goes to the House.

The U.S. Air Force has admitted that it released military records of at least seven Republican Party congressional candidates to a Democratic Party-aligned research group without proper authorization during the 2022 campaign cycle. Among those candidates was Jennifer-Ruth Green, an Indiana congressional candidate whose files contained details of her sexual…

The Senate is poised to vote Wednesday to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted the March 2003 invasion of Iraq, which would end more than 20 years of authorization for US presidents to use force in that country and return those war powers to Congress. The Iraq War ended years…

The Senate is preparing to vote to repeal the 2002 measure that greenlighted that March 2003 invasion of Iraq

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell says he opposes repeal of the 2002 and 1991 authorizations of force against Iraq, arguing that that authority “bears directly on the threats we face today in Iraq and Syria from Iran-backed terrorists.”

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.39 (+0.54%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) closed up +2.54 (+0.96%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Tuesday extended Monday's sharp rally to 2-week highs. Dollar weakness Tuesday was supportive of energy prices. Also, a legal dispute between Iraq, Kurdistan,...

Bahrain's foreign ministry has summoned Iraq's Chargé d'Affaires Moayad Omar Abdul Rahman for breaching diplomatic norms, the Bahrain state news agency said on Tuesday.

May WTI crude oil (CLK23 ) this morning is up +0.71 (+0.98%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBJ23 ) is up +2.60 (+0.98%). April Nymex natural gas (NGJ23 ) is down -0.006 (-0.29%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning extended Monday's sharp rally to 2-week highs. Dollar weakness today is...