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Jim Mattis and Rex Tillerson will testify as Senate war authorization debate heats up

By Travis J. Tritten
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Jim Mattis and Rex Tillerson will testify as Senate war authorization debate heats up

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Monday evening about the possibility of a new congressional war authorization following a deadly ambush on U.S. troops in Niger.

The 5 p.m. open hearing with top administration officials about replacing 9/11-era legislation with a new authorization for the use of military force, or AUMF, allowing the Trump administration to fight terrorist groups, comes as questions swirl over how an Islamic State-affiliated group surprised U.S. military advisers in West Africa and killed four soldiers.

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Afghanistan Africa Al Qaeda Ben Cardin Congress Department of Defense (Department of War) Iraq Jeff Flake Jim Mattis Niger North Korea Rex Tillerson Senate Foreign Relations Committee State Department Syria Terrorism Tim Kaine Travis J. Tritten