Senate Advances War Powers Measure to Limit Further U.S. Action in Venezuela

Overview

• Senators voted 52–47 to advance a resolution requiring congressional authorization before any additional U.S. military operations in or against Venezuela.
• Republicans Rand Paul, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young, and Josh Hawley joined all Democrats after the U.S. raid that captured Nicolás Maduro.
• A final Senate vote is expected next week, but the measure faces uncertain consideration in the House and a promised presidential veto.
• The White House frames the Maduro seizure as a law-enforcement action, while backers of the resolution argue it constitutes hostilities that demand Congress’s approval.
• House Democrats are preparing parallel steps—war powers votes, funding restrictions, and public pressure—as Trump signals potential actions involving Greenland, Colombia, Mexico, and Cuba.