US EditionHouse defeats resolutions to reel in Trump on Venezuela, Caribbean boat strikes
The House rejected two war powers resolutions seeking to limit President Trump’s military actions against drug-smuggling vessels and Venezuela without congressional approval.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives voted down two war powers resolutions that would have ended strikes on drug-smuggling boats and required approval for action against Venezuela.
- The administration's months-long campaign struck over two dozen vessels, and President Donald Trump announced `A TOTAL AND COMPLETE BLOCKADE OF ALL SANCTIONED OIL TANKERS going into, and out of, Venezuela`, raising escalation concerns.
- The measures led by Meeks and McGovern failed Wednesday, with Rep. Gregory Meeks sponsoring a ban on boat strikes and Rep. Jim McGovern requiring congressional approval for Venezuela action; votes split mostly along party lines with some crossovers.
- Lawmakers immediately reacted, with House Republicans defending Trump's cartel campaign authority and Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., calling the actions `illegal` and expressing he was `furious`.
- The War Powers Resolution of 1973 requires hostilities without congressional approval to end within 60 days, while many brace as President Donald Trump has teased possible land strikes amid controversies including a follow-up strike killing two survivors.
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The U.S. House of Representatives has rejected two resolutions that should restrict Trump's military actions against Venezuela and drug cartels.
The Trump government argues that its strikes are part of a "war on drugs".
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