Senate Rejects Rand Paul’s Amendment to Repeal 2001 ‘War on Terror’ Authorization

As Congress considers repealing a pair of Iraq war authorizations, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted down an attempt by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) to abolish another authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) – the one put in place to respond to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.  Read