US EditionJohnson, Thune say Venezuela operation didn’t require prior authorization
House Speaker Mike Johnson said the Venezuela operation required notification but not congressional approval, raising questions about executive war powers and legislative oversight.
- On Monday, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the operation required congressional notification, not prior authorization, speaking hours after Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were arraigned in Manhattan, New York City.
- Administration officials said the action was a law-enforcement operation using military resources, and Rubio placed the first call at about 4 a.m., maintaining constant contact with congressional audiences.
- The Senate is set to vote on a measure to limit the president's war powers in Venezuela, with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sens. Tim Kaine and Rand Paul planning a war powers resolution this week.
- Pressure is mounting on Johnson and Thune as lawmakers must confront authority questions after Maduro's seizure, while GOP moderates increase demands ahead of the midterms.
- Congress faces a January 30 funding deadline after leaders punted many funding decisions to that date, coinciding with House votes on enhanced Obamacare subsidies and a bipartisan Russian sanctions bill this week.
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SD’s Thune calls Venezuela strike ‘necessary,’ Rounds praises ‘decisive action,’ Johnson looks forward to briefing
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States will “run the country” of Venezuela until “a proper transition can take place,” following the capture of Venezuelan President
Johnson, Thune say Venezuela operation didn’t require prior authorization
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the Trump administration Monday for not consulting Congress ahead of its operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. The administration notified the “Gang of Eight” — which includes Thune, Johnson, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)… The post Johnson, Thune say Venezuela operation didn’t…
Mike Johnson insists Congress didn't need to know about military operation to oust Maduro
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) Monday insisted that Congress didn't need to know about the military operation to oust Venezuela's president. Johnson spoke to the press in Washington, D.C., just hours after Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arraigned in Manhattan, New York City. "It'...
A Divided Congress Returns for High-Stakes Battles Over Health Care, Federal Spending and Venezuela
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune will be forced to answer from some in their own party over whether to reassert the legislative branch’s role in war-making alongside critical votes on health care and government spending.
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