The Democratic-led legislation, which bars further U.S. hostilities against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorization, got through a key procedural vote with support from five Republicans. "But make no mistake, bombing another nation's capital and removing their leader is an act of war, plain and simple. "Only President Trump had the backbone to pull it off, to pull out an indicted, illegitimate president that was holding Venezuela hostage." Since Mr. Trump returned to office, war powers resolutions on Venezuela have been rejected twice in the Senate and twice in the House. Over the last century, only one congressional resolution has successfully imposed a broad, lasting limit on unilateral presidential military action abroad: the War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed over then-president Richard Nixon's veto.

Source: The Hindu January 08, 2026 19:03 UTC