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The Senate has voted 52-47 on Thursday to push forward legislation that would force President Donald Trump to have congressional approval before any further military action in Venezuela.The move was considered a sharp criticism of the Trump administra…
Republicans praised what they characterized as a narrow and well-executed plan, while Democrats expressed alarm, warning that the mission was vaguely defined.
The briefing for congressional leaders and the top members of the intelligence, defense and foreign policy panels will come two days after the military operation.
Democrats raised constitutional concerns and said the Trump administration had misrepresented its goals in Venezuela, while most Republicans cheered the action.
President Trump presided over a Congo-Rwanda peace deal on the same day his administration was being questioned about potential war crimes.
Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners.
Pending Senate confirmation, Gen. Thomas Bussiere would become the Air Force’s next vice chief of staff, while Lt. Gen. Shawn Bratton has been nominated to fill the Space Force’s vice role.
Momentum has been building behind a bipartisan bill to impose sanctions on countries that purchase Russian oil, as Republicans work behind the scenes to win President Trump’s support.
By ending tax credits for wind and solar power, Senate Republicans may have jeopardized billions in investments in their own districts.
Wind and solar companies were already bracing for Congress to end federal subsidies. But the Senate bill goes even further and penalizes those industries.