{"id":20643,"date":"2015-01-07T19:24:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T19:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/01\/07\/corker-in-talks-with-white-house-dod-on-islamic-state-aumf\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:51:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:51:25","slug":"corker-in-talks-with-white-house-dod-on-islamic-state-aumf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2015\/01\/07\/corker-in-talks-with-white-house-dod-on-islamic-state-aumf\/","title":{"rendered":"Corker In Talks With White House, DoD on Islamic State AUMF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 A key GOP senator is meeting with White House and Pentagon officials about the wording of a measure to legally authorize US operations against the <span style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\">Islamic State.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Sen. 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