Senate Marine veteran pushes new war authorization

A Marine veteran newly elected to the Senate is hoping to reignite calls for Congress to pass its first new war authorization of U.S. military operations in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere since 2002. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., a former Marine intelligence officer who sits on the Foreign Relations Committee, introduced a bill last week that could reopen the debate over war powers as President Donald Trump reviews a new Pentagon strategy against the Islamic State group and wages new bombing in Yemen.

Houston Rep. Al Green boycotting Trump’s inauguration

U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. representative to Texas’ 9th Congressional District, announced Monday his plans to boycott the inauguration of president elect Donald Trump. U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. representative to Texas’ 9th Congressional District, announced Monday his plans to boycott the inauguration of president elect Donald Trump.