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Chris Stein in Washington

Senate advances war powers resolution to stop Trump from taking further military action in Venezuela

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Buildings are illuminated by sunlight in Caracas, Venezuela, on 27 December 2025. Photograph: Matias Delacroix/AP

The US Senate on Thursday advanced a bipartisan war powers resolution to prevent Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela, after he ordered a weekend raid to capture that country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, without giving Congress advance notice.

The measure passed with 52 senators in favor and 47 opposed. All Democrats voted for the resolution, as did Republicans Rand Paul, Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Josh Hawley and Susan Collins.

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