US Senate passes measure to restrict Trump’s military actions in Venezuela

A solution that would artifact US President Donald Trump from taking further subject enactment against Venezuela without legislature authorisation has passed successful the Senate by a ballot of 52-47.

With the measurement receiving a elemental bulk successful Thursday’s vote, it volition determination up to the House.

Days aft US forces abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a melodramatic subject raid successful Caracas, senators volition ballot connected the latest successful a bid of warfare powers measures introduced since the medication ramped up subject unit connected the state with attacks connected boats disconnected its seashore successful September.

Republicans person blocked each of the measures, but the past ballot was conscionable 49-51, arsenic 2 senators from Trump’s enactment joined Democrats successful backing a solution successful November. Administration officials had told lawmakers astatine that clip that they did not program to alteration the authorities oregon behaviour strikes connected Venezuelan territory.

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