"Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana, who had joined three other Republicans to advance the resolution alongside Democrats last week, flipped after they said they received assurances from the Trump administration. With Hawley and Young's votes, the Senate was split 50-50 on the resolution. JD Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. Republican senators Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins cast their votes for the war powers resolution alongside Democrats."
"Less than two weeks after US forces seized Maduro and his wife at a heavily guarded compound in Caracas and brought them to New York to stand trial on drug trafficking charges, Trump will host the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Machado, having already dismissed her credibility to run Venezuela and raised doubts about his stated commitment to backing democratic rule in the country."
The US Senate rejected a war powers resolution that would have barred the president from taking further military action against Venezuela without giving Congress advance notice. Senators Josh Hawley and Todd Young reversed earlier support after receiving assurances from the Trump administration, producing a 50-50 split with JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Republicans Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voted with Democrats in favor of the resolution. Senate Democrats forcefully condemned the opposition, calling the vote more dangerous and saying it emboldens the president to pursue further military actions. President Trump is set to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado shortly after US forces seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife and brought them to New York for trial.
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