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Handful of Republicans join Democrats to force Senate check on Trump’s war powers in Venezuela
A small bloc of Senate Republicans has delivered a notable rebuke of President Donald Trump just days after his operation ousting Venezuela’s leader, voting to advance a resolution that would limit future US military force in the nation without Congress’ approval.
The War Powers Resolution passed 52 to 47, with Democrats joined by five Republicans, including Susan Collins and Rand Paul.
"Look, we're all part of the same team," Vance said while addressing rumors that he and Gabbard were left out of Venezuela talks.
With voters disgruntled about rising prices and Trump's handling of the economy, some allies fear the president's intense focus on foreign policy could jeopardize the party's tenuous control of Congress.
Five Republicans joined all Democrats in voted to advance the measure toward toward limiting President Trump's ability to further strike Venezuela.
American military forces have seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker that is linked to Venezuela. The ship is not carrying any oil. It was chased across the ocean and boarded in the north Atlantic. Bloomberg's Simon Casey reports.
U.S. oil executives being summoned to the White House to discuss potential investment plans in Venezuela will be carefully weighing the country's business potential and enthusiasm from President Donald Trump with a more cautious sentiment being expressed by some of their investors.
Cuban, Colombians and Mexicans are going about their everyday routines as U.S. President Donald Trump warns these countries to fall in line after the U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.