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US Senate blocks effort to rein in Trump’s Venezuela war powers

By Thomson Reuters Jan 14, 2026 | 5:43 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan 14 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republicans voted on ‍Wednesday against a resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from ‌further military ‌action in Venezuela without Congress’ authorization, after the Republican president put pressure ​on party members who had ‍supported it.

The ​vote was ​51-50 for a point ‍of order that blocked the war powers resolution, as just three ‍of Trump’s Republicans voted with every Democrat in ‍favor ‍of moving ​ahead and Vice ​President ⁠JD Vance came ‌to the Capitol to break the tie.

(Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Lisa ⁠Shumaker)