"All Democrats and five Republicans voted for resolution to advance: Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Josh Hawley (Missouri), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Rand Paul (Kentucky), and Todd Young (Indiana). Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania) also voted to advance the legislation, despite previous statements that he was opposed to a war powers resolution on Venezuela and his previous "no" vote on a similar resolution in October. Republicans who voted to advance the resolution said that they voted "yes" because they oppose further escalations like a ground invasion,"
"The Senate has advanced a war powers resolution seeking to curb President Donald Trump's military aggression against Venezuela, days after the Trump administration abducted the country's president and announced its intent to "run" Venezuela and its oil reserves indefinitely. Sen. Tim Kaine's (D-Virginia) resolution passed a key hurdle on Thursday, advancing in a 52 to 47 vote. It seeks to assert Congress's power over the military's aggression against Venezuela, which entered a new stage on Saturday, and bar Trump from further hostilities unless explicitly"
The Senate advanced a war powers resolution in a 52 to 47 vote to limit presidential military actions in Venezuela and require Congressional authorization for further hostilities. The resolution aims to assert Congress's authority after a new stage of U.S. intervention that included the abduction of Venezuela's president and an asserted intent to control Venezuela and its oil reserves indefinitely. All Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the measure. Sen. John Fetterman switched to advance the legislation despite prior opposition. Some Republicans supported advancement to prevent escalation such as a ground invasion.
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