Overview
- The Senate halted the resolution in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President J.D. Vance traveling to the Capitol to break the tie.
- Republican senators Josh Hawley and Todd Young withdrew earlier support following direct pressure from President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, after the measure had initially advanced with help from five Republicans.
- Hawley and Young cited assurances that the administration will not deploy U.S. ground forces to Venezuela and would seek congressional authorization before any major military operation.
- Rubio is set to appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in the coming weeks to explain recent U.S. actions and policy toward Venezuela.
- GOP leaders argued new limits were unnecessary, saying military operations concluded with the January 3 mission that captured Nicolás Maduro and his wife, as Trump engaged Venezuelan figures through a call with acting president Delcy Rodríguez and a planned White House meeting with María Corina Machado.