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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(NEXSTAR) -- The Senate rejected a bill this week to rein in the President's power to take military action against Venezuela. It comes as the U.S. carried out its 17th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat this week. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the attack Thursday killed three people trafficking narcotics in the Caribbean. "What President Trump is doing is not only lawful but necessary. We have a drug caliphate in our backyard," said S…
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The Indiana Gazette OnlineSenate Rejects Legislation Aimed at Blocking Potential Military Strikes in Venezuela
WASHINGTON, D.C. – For weeks the US military has launched strikes against alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean. The White House claims these boats are coming from Venezuela. On Thursday, the Senate recently sunk a war powers resolution that…
Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a War Powers Resolution that sought to limit President Donald Trump's authority to conduct military strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean. The vote preserved the administration's ongoing operations targeting Venezuelan drug routes believed to fuel the flow of narcotics into the United States. The resolution, led by Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and co-sponsored by Senator Adam Schiff …
Senate Blocks Bid To Curb Trump’s War Powers On Venezuela As Naval Buildup Grows
The US Senate has narrowly voted down a measure that would have forced President Donald Trump to seek approval before any military action in or against Venezuela—leaving the White House with room to maneuver while it prosecutes a sea-based counternarcotics campaign. The vote followed a classified briefing where senior officials acknowledged there is no current […]
US President Trump does not need Parliament's approval for a possible military action against Venezuela.
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