
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts
CNN
Read CNN's Fast Facts about the Iraq War, which was known as Operation Iraqi Freedom until September 2010, when it was renamed Operation New Dawn.
Timeline
October 16, 2002 - US President George W. Bush signs a congressional resolution authorizing him to go to war if Iraqi President Saddam Hussein refuses to give up weapons of mass destruction in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











