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Senate Blocks War Powers Bid to Halt Trump’s Caribbean Boat Strikes

The vote preserves the administration’s wartime claim against alleged narco‑traffickers despite unresolved questions over evidence.

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TOPSHOT - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a press conference with international media at Hotel Eurobuilding in Caracas on September 15, 2025. (Photo by Federico PARRA / AFP) (Photo by FEDERICO PARRA/AFP via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 08: U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) walks to vote at the U.S. Capitol on October 08, 2025 in Washington, DC. The government remains shut down after Congress failed to reach a funding deal last week. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during the "Dignity and Democracy" event in Ibague, Colombia, October 3, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Overview

  • A bipartisan resolution led by Sens. Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff failed 48–51, with Republicans Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski backing it and Democrat John Fetterman opposing.
  • The White House says the U.S. military has conducted four strikes on suspected drug boats near Venezuela since Sept. 2, killing at least 21 people, and signals operations will continue.
  • Trump notified Congress that the U.S. is in a “non‑international armed conflict” with designated cartels and is treating them as unlawful combatants under his Article II authority.
  • Lawmakers say they have not been given hard evidence that the targeted vessels carried narcotics, with officials pointing primarily to short strike videos and offering limited classified detail.
  • Regional friction is growing as Venezuela protests recent U.S. military activity and Colombia’s president says the latest boat bombed was Colombian with Colombian citizens aboard.