Senate votes to block Trump from future military strikes on Venezuela

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11. Republican Sens. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young, Susan Collins and Josh Hawley voted with all Democrats in favor

Senate advances war powers resolution to rein in Trump on Venezuela

The measure seeks to block Trump from further military action against Caracas.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-advances-war-powers-resolution-rein-trump-venezuela/story?id=129018473


https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senate-advances-war-powers-resolution-rein-trump-venezuela/story?id=129018473


By Allison Pecorin January 8, 2026, 10:51 AM
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A small group of Senate Republicans joined with all Democrats to narrowly advance the resolution by a vote of 52-47. It needed 51 votes to move forward.

Republican Sens. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young, Susan Collins and Josh Hawley voted with all Democrats in favor of the legislation.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, pushed for the resolution to receive a vote immediately after President Donald Trump announced U.S. forces carried out a large-scale attack in Venezuela, capturing dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who are facing federal charges including narcoterrorism conspiracy and conspiracy to import cocaine.


"Where will this go next? Will the President deploy our troops to protect Iranian protesters? To enforce the fragile ceasefire in Gaza? To battle terrorists in Nigeria? To seize Greenland or the Panama Canal? To suppress Americans peacefully assembling to protest his policies? Trump has threatened to do all this and more and sees no need to seek legal authorization from people’s elected legislature before putting servicemembers at risk," Kaine said in a statement on Jan. 3.