US EditionSenate vote tests Trump’s authority to strike vessels he says are carrying drugs
Democrats seek to block military strikes on drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela citing lack of Congressional approval and risk of escalating conflict, with 21 casualties reported, officials said.
- The Senate was voting on limiting President Trump's ability to use military force against drug cartels in the Caribbean.
- Democrats and at least one Republican aimed to counter the administration's assertion of presidential war power to destroy vessels.
- The White House indicated Trump would veto the legislation, but the vote allowed lawmakers to express objections to Trump's armed conflict claims.
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Fetterman Joins GOP to Kill War Powers Resolution Against Trump's Extrajudicial Venezuela Bombings
The Senate voted down a war powers resolution to rein in Trump's illegal boat strikes. John Fetterman was the only Democrat to vote against it. Rand Paul, one of two Republicans to vote in favor, said he fears Trump's actions "might lead to regime change."
Two Republicans vote with Dems as Senate GOP spikes bid to block Trump's strikes on drug-smuggling boats
GOP Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski joined with Democrats to vote in favor of a motion to discharge a measure to slap down President Donald Trump's unilateral strikes against vessels.
Bipartisan measure to restrict Trump’s war powers fails in Senate
A bipartisan measure to block the Trump administration’s lethal strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug smugglers fell short in the Senate on Wednesday night, in what Democratic lawmakers framed as a failure of Congress to assert its constitutional role to decide…
By Daniel Dale, CNN President Donald Trump has used unverified figures to justify his military attacks on vessels allegedly linked to drug trafficking in the Caribbean near Venezuela. “Each boat kills about 25,000 people,” Trump claimed in a speech last week. “Each one of those vessels is responsible for the deaths of 25,000 Americans and the destruction of families,” he reiterated Sunday. “We probably saved at least 100,000 lives, American and …
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