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Senate Renews War Powers Debate After Niger Ambush

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Published October 30, 2017 at 1:40 PM EDT
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) talk about their introduction of a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), al-Qaeda and the Taliban during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 25, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) talk about their introduction of a new Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), al-Qaeda and the Taliban during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol May 25, 2017 in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis are scheduled to testify Monday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The subject of the hearing is the Authorization for the Use of Military Force.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine (@timkaine), who says he believes there should be a new AUMF to cover the current conflicts the U.S. military is involved in.

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