Bipartisan Push in Senate for War Powers

The Paris attacks have fueled a bipartisan push for new war powers to fight the Islamic State, yet many lawmakers remain unwilling to cast the first war vote in 13 years.

To fight IS, President Barack Obama is relying on congressional authorizations given to President George W. Bush after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. Critics say that's a legal stretch at best, but House Speaker Paul Ryan says it's sufficient.

One of the presidential candidates, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham, says he plans to introduce a new authorization after Thanksgiving that would not place any time or geographic restraints on the U.S. military or intelligence services' battle against IS, and would allow the deployment of U.S. ground troops.

Other senators also have introduced new war powers legislation.