Republicans aligned with US President Donald Trump defended recent military strikes on Iran, insisting he acted within his constitutional authority as commander in chief. In contrast, Democratic lawmakers argued that the administration failed to justify the urgency of the operation and announced plans to push for a formal war powers vote in Congress later this […]
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US Senate rebukes Trump on Venezuela in war powers vote
The US Senate took a major step Thursday toward passing a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s military actions in Venezuela — a rare bipartisan rebuke following alarm over the secretive capture of leader Nicolas Maduro. The Democratic-led legislation, which bars further US hostilities against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorization, got through a key […]