Senate Republicans block Venezuela war powers resolution

✍️ Jason Breslow 📅 January 14, 2026 12:00 AM ⏱️ 2 min read 🕐 Scraped: January 15, 2026

Summary: The resolution would have forced President Trump to get authorization from Congress before launching military operations in Venezuela. It was blocked after having previously advanced with GOP support.

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Republicans in the Senate have blocked a war powers resolution that would have required President Trump to secure authorization from Congress before launching any further military operations in Venezuela.

The resolution's defeat came less than a week after five Republicans broke ran

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