US Edition2 Republicans flip, defeating war powers resolution after intense Trump pressure
Senate Republicans, pressured by President Trump, blocked a bipartisan resolution to restrict military action in Venezuela with Vice President JD Vance breaking a 50-50 tie.
- On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution after Josh Hawley, U.S. Senator from Missouri, and Todd Young, U.S. Senator from Indiana, reversed support under pressure from President Donald Trump.
- Democrats forced the vote after U.S. troops captured Nicolás Maduro, Venezuelan leader, in a surprise nighttime raid earlier this month amid months of strikes and naval buildup.
- A point of order was sustained 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie after Republican Senate leaders argued no ongoing hostilities justify the measure.
- The outcome showed Trump retains control over much of the GOP, though House Democrats can force a vote on a similar war powers resolution as soon as next week.
- Senators reviewed a classified legal opinion Tuesday and received private assurances from Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose letter and calls helped persuade Josh Hawley and Todd Young to withdraw support.
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Vance keeps Trump's policies within Congress' boundaries
US Vice President James D. Vance cast a tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to quash a bipartisan War Powers Resolution aimed at reining in President Donald Trump’s military authority regarding Venezuela. The 51-50 vote followed an intense pressure campaign from the President, which successfully flipped two Republican senators, Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.), who had initially supported the measure.
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avisendanmark.dkThe US Senate on Wednesday voted against a resolution that would have prevented the country's President, Donald Trump, from taking further military action in Venezuela without approval from Congress. The...
Does U.S. President Trump have to ask Parliament for approval for military operations in Venezuela? A resolution has now been de facto blocked in the Senate. Vice President Vance delivered the decisive vote.
U.S. Senate measure to stop further military action in Venezuela blocked by Republicans after Trump pressure
President Donald Trump’s pressure campaign to unify his party behind his takeover of Venezuela succeeded Wednesday when all but three Senate Republicans voted to block a resolution opposing further military action in the country.
This is a victory for the president who was outraged because some Republicans tried to tie his hands in a key foreign policy
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