US EditionSenate advances resolution to curb Trump’s military authority in Venezuela
The bipartisan War Powers resolution aims to restrict President Trump’s unilateral military actions after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, requiring congressional approval.
- 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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Trump calls off second Venezuela strike as Senate moves to rein him in
The Senate put President Donald Trump on notice over Venezuela, and five Republicans helped make it happen. The 52–47 vote Thursday to advance a War Powers resolution sets up a rare challenge to the president’s authority, days after a U.S. operation seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Early Friday morning, Trump signaled a shift. In a Truth Social post, he said he had canceled a “previously expected second Wave of Attacks,” arguing that …
5 Republican senators break ranks with president on Venezuela * WorldNetDaily * by Adam Pack, Daily Caller News Foundation
Source link U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo. The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a bipartisan resolution Thursday morning blocking President Donald Trump from using future military force on Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Lawmakers voted 52 to 47, overcoming the resolution’s 50-vote threshold. The vast majority of Republicans rejected the effort to assert congressional oversight of Trump’s use
Five Republicans joined yesterday in dem cratas in the U.S. Senate to agree to debate resolution that seeks to curb the use of force in Venezuela.
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…
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