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US Senate blocks effort to rein in Trump’s Venezuela war powers

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In a dramatic and sharply divided vote on January 14, 2026, the U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a war powers resolution that would have barred President Donald Trump from further military action in Venezuela without explicit congressional authorization. The vote ended in a 51-50 decision, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote that ultimately defeated the measure.

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