US EditionHouse narrowly defeats war powers resolution seeking to check Trump’s military action in Venezuela
The resolution failed 215-215, with two Republicans joining Democrats to limit Trump’s military authority after the raid capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
- On Thursday, the House of Representatives rejected a resolution sponsored by Rep. James McGovern that would have forced U.S. troop removal from Venezuela after a 215-215 tie.
- After a U.S. raid to capture Nicolás Maduro, Democrats argued the War Powers Resolution is needed as Congress can force votes to remove forces from hostilities.
- Democrats pointed to regional military assets, including an aircraft carrier in the Caribbean and more than 10,000 troops, while the Trump administration told senators last week no U.S. troops are on the ground in Venezuela.
- The narrow defeat preserves broader presidential discretion for military action in the Western Hemisphere and highlighted House Speaker Mike Johnson's tenuous majority, following a Senate tie broken by Vice President J.D. Vance last week.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged a briefing next week before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Democrats said they will keep forcing war-powers votes on Greenland, Iran, Colombia and Mexico.
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Republicans barely block bid to rein in Trump's Venezuela military action
The latest in a series of congressional efforts to rein in President Donald Trump’s military aggression against Venezuela failed Thursday as Republican lawmakers again defeated a war powers resolution by the tightest possible margin.House lawmakers voted 215-215 on H.Con.Res.68—introduced last month by Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.)—which “directs the president to remove US armed forces from Venezuela unless a declaration of war or authorization …
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House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump's military actions in Venezuela
The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.
House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump’s military actions in Venezuela
The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.
House Narrowly Rejects Democratic Bid to Limit Military Action in Venezuela
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday narrowly defeated a Democratic resolution that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to use the military in Venezuela. The 215–215 vote on the measure, which would have restricted military activity in the region through use of a War Powers Act resolution, was a nail-biter on Capitol Hill. After Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Don Bacon (R-Neb.)—who have both clashed with the administrat…
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KESQThe House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bipartisan resolution that sought to restrict the White House's power to take any further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval.
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