LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Wednesday succeeded in blocking a bipartisan resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking additional military action in Venezuela. The resolution failed after two GOP senators — Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana — backed down after heavy pressure from Trump. Trump said that those Republicans should “never be elected to office again” after they voted with Democrats to limit his powers. Nevertheless, a point of order against Kaine’s war powers resolution was sustained in a 51-50 vote on the Senate floor Wednesday, with Vice President JD Vance breaking a tie. “This is a president who is taking actions like no other president has done in the history of our country.

Source: Huffington Post January 15, 2026 05:40 UTC