The Senate on Thursday voted to advance a joint resolution aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from taking more military action against Venezuela days after U.S. forces bombed Caracas and captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Senators voted 52-47 to discharge a war powers resolution from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that would bar military action “within or against” Venezuela absent a specific congressional authorization. The Senate will now need to vote in the coming days on whether to pass the measure; the initial procedural tally bodes well, though passage isn’t a lock.
The outcome represents a reversal from just a couple of months ago, when the Senate voted against advancing a nearly identical measure.
