US EditionSenate advances resolution to curb Trump’s military authority in Venezuela
The Senate passed a 52-47 procedural vote on a bipartisan War Powers resolution to restrict the president’s military actions in Venezuela without Congress, marking a rare check on executive power.
- On Thursday, the U.S. Senate advanced a bipartisan War Powers Resolution 52-47 to block strikes on Venezuela without prior congressional approval, setting up a final vote before the House.
- After the nighttime raid on Jan. 3 capturing Nicolás Maduro, lawmakers cited months-long strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats that killed more than 100 people to push for congressional authorization.
- Five Republican senators, including Sens. Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Todd Young, joined Democrats, citing Coast Guard data showing 212 interdictions and 41 boats without illicit contraband.
- The measure now goes to the House of Representatives, where Republicans hold a narrow majority, and if both chambers approve it, President Donald Trump could veto it, requiring a two-thirds majority requirement to override; senators must also clear a 60-vote filibuster threshold in the U.S. Senate.
- The vote signals a bipartisan message to President Donald Trump, and Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, plans resolutions for Greenland, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia and Nigeria while Sen. Ruben Gallego, Arizona, urged, `We must stop him before he invades another country on a whim.
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Senate Advances Measure to Curb Trump’s Use of Force in Venezuela
The Senate on Thursday agreed to debate a war powers resolution aimed at curbing President Trump’s use of military force in Venezuela, with five Republicans joining Democrats in a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House. The 52-to-47 vote set the stage for a vote now expected next week on a measure that would force Mr. Trump to seek congressional authorization for continued U.S. military operations in Venezuela. While the resolution has little…
Exclusive: Democrats request public hearings on US action in Venezuela
Fresh off an initial win on the Senate floor to curtail President Donald Trump’s war powers in Venezuela, Senate Democrats are pressing Republicans to hold public hearings on both the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and the administration’s future plans for the country, according to a letter first viewed by Semafor. In the missive to Republican leaders on the Armed Services, Foreign Relations, Judiciary and Intelligence committees, n…
Senate moves to restrict military action in Venezuela
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U.S. Senate advances measure curbing Trump's Venezuela war powers
The resolution must also pass the Republican-led House of Representatives and garner two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to survive an expected Trump veto.
Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela, may consider Greenland measure
WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The U.S. Senate on Jan. 8 advanced a war powers resolution following the Trump administration‘s recent strike to remove deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from power, requiring congressional approval for Trump to take additional military action in Venezuela. The vote came as lawmakers are also questioning the administration’s plans for Greenland and may consider a related measure to block military action there. F…
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