
Congress has been sharply divided along mostly party lines on whether to repeal the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) that has allowed the executive branch to circumvent legislators and approve the use of force in the global war against terrorism. But perhaps lawmakers could consider a response to a plausible but indirect threat, such as a cyber attack, to find common ground on the future of the AUMF, said Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), the ranking member of…