{"id":497661,"date":"2026-01-14T20:22:04","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/us-senate-votes-against-effort-to-block-more-trump-military-actions-in-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T20:22:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:22:04","slug":"us-senate-votes-against-effort-to-block-more-trump-military-actions-in-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/international\/us-senate-votes-against-effort-to-block-more-trump-military-actions-in-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"US Senate votes against effort to block more Trump military actions in Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"With 51 votes against and 50 in favor, the US Senate blocked a resolution that sought to prevent President Donald Trump from carrying out military actions in Venezuela without Congressional authorization.\n\nThe balance tilted towards the negative, after Vice President J.D. Vance<\/strong> appealed to his powers as leader of the upper house to cast a tie-breaking vote<\/strong>.\n\n\n

You may be interested in:<\/strong> http:\/\/Senate approves reform to the Arms Law to extend the carrying license to two years<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nEven though it was approved in the Senate, this resolution would not have had a chance to become law, since Trump would inevitably have had to sign it, specifies<\/a> AP. Instead, they infer that it is a demonstration of loyalty from the Republican bloc towards their top figure, as well as a measure of the margin of action<\/strong> that they are willing to grant him so that he may eventually undertake military actions abroad<\/strong>.\n\n\n

Unlimited Power?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

On January 8, 52 senators<\/strong> \u2013 five from the ruling Republican Party and 47 from the Democratic caucus, expressed their support<\/a> for advancing with a measure that would allow the Legislature to restore the power to grant “war powers” to the occupant of the White House. <\/p>\n\n\n“This vote greatly hinders the self-defense and national security of the U.S. and undermines the president’s authority as commander-in-chief<\/strong>,” complained<\/a> the president in a message published on Truth Social. The Wall Street Journal reported<\/a> that after the legislative setback, he called the Republican senators who contradicted him to complain about it.<\/p>\n\nAP valued that while it is true that Trump still controls the Republican caucus in the Senate, the very narrow vote recorded this day shows that among his supporters there are doubts about his aggressive approach to foreign policy.\n\n\n

U.S. Aggression and Kidnapping of Maduro<\/h3>\n\n\n\n