US EditionSenate Republicans vote down legislation to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela
- On Thursday, Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan war powers resolution intended to halt President Donald Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats, with the measure failing 51-49 in the U.S. Senate.
- Earlier this month, Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., introduced a resolution after President Donald Trump signaled strikes on Venezuelan soil, citing `a lot of drugs coming in from Venezuela, and a lot of the Venezuelan drugs come in through the sea` and CIA operations.
- So far, the administration has carried out 16 strikes that led to 66 deaths, and it's been 63 days since the first-known strikes; Trump ordered USS Gerald R. Ford to the Caribbean earlier this week.
- Despite briefings Wednesday by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the push failed largely along party lines with two Republicans joining Senate Democrats.
- Under the War Powers Resolution, the president must report military action within 48 hours and seek congressional approval for deployments over 60 days; senators warned this is the largest military buildup in the hemisphere in decades, while the Venezuelan government recently claimed a `false-flag attack`.
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US President Trump does not need Parliament's approval for a possible military action against Venezuela.
US Senate rejects resolution to curb Trump’s military actions in Venezuela
The US Senate, controlled by Republicans, rejected on Thursday a bipartisan resolution that sought to block President Donald Trump from launching military operations in Venezuela without congressional approval. The measure was defeated 51 to 49, with only two Republican senators siding with Democrats.
Senate blocks resolution that would have kept Trump from striking Venezuela
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, a day after administration officials told lawmakers that Washington is not currently planning strikes on Venezuelan territory.
The U.S. Senate has rejected a law that would have stopped Trump's military action against Venezuela without Congressional approval, but so far there are no concrete plans for a direct attack on the Maduro government.
The Resolution sought to force Trump to withdraw the Armed Forces from any hostility “inside or against Venezuela,” unless Congress issued a declaration of war.
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