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Birds fly over the main rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building at sunset after a sixth round of voting for a new Speaker of the U.S. House failed to elect a new Speaker on the second day of the 118th Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., January 4, 2023 Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS

Senate takes first steps to repeal Iraq War authorization

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Obama Lobbying Lawmakers on Syria From Overseas

President Barack Obama has pushed Congress members for authorization to launch limited military strikes on Syria, in response to the use of chemical weapons. But a significant number of lawmakers remain unconvinced or in opposition to U.S. action.

By PBS News Hour

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