Trump went on to call the War Powers Resolution, the Vietnam-war era legislation Congress passed to stop presidents from conducting unapproved wars, “unconstitutional”. Previous war powers resolutions proposed in both chambers failed – albeit narrowly – to garner enough support from the Republican majority to advance. Johnson added: “President Trump is a strong president who takes decisive action, and that sends an important message to other dangerous people, terrorists and tyrants around the world. “President Trump campaigned against forever wars, and I strongly support him in that position. Shortly after the Senate vote, a group of House Democrats introduced a similar war powers resolution dealing with Venezuela in that chamber.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2026 23:19 UTC