Senate GOP Stops Vote on Trump's War Powers for Venezuela

A resolution to limit President Trump's ability to start a war in Venezuela has failed in the U.S. Senate. The measure would have required the president to get approval from Congress before using military force in Venezuela. It was blocked by Senate Republicans in a procedural vote. This outcome is a reversal. The same resolution had advanced earlier with support from some Republican senators. The proposal was a direct response to the ongoing political crisis in Venezuela. U.S. officials have called President Nicolás Maduro's government illegitimate. The blocked resolution does not change current law. The president retains the legal authority to order military action without a prior congressional vote.