"This comes as two survivors of the US's most recent drone strike on a boat have reportedly been detained by US forces."
"With President Donald Trump floating potential military action within Venezuela and authorizing operations by the Central Intelligence Agency after launching several deadly strikes on boats near the South American country, three lawmakers from both sides of the aisle on Friday said they would force a new vote on blocking the White House from carrying out an attack there."
"They said they would force a vote on a war powers resolution to block the use of force by US troops "within or against" Venezuela unless it was "explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or specific authorization for use of military force.""
President Donald Trump floated possible military action against Venezuela and authorized Central Intelligence Agency operations following several deadly strikes on boats near the South American country. Two survivors of a recent drone strike on a boat have reportedly been detained by U.S. forces. Sens. Tim Kaine and Adam Schiff introduced legislation to limit U.S. strikes on Caribbean vessels, citing White House claims that the boats traffic drugs and pose imminent threats. The initial measure failed after Sen. John Fetterman joined most Republicans in opposition while Sens. Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski supported it. Kaine, Schiff and Paul intend to force a vote on a War Powers resolution to bar U.S. troop actions within or against Venezuela without explicit congressional authorization. The 1973 War Powers Act requires Congress to consider and vote on such resolutions. The U.S. military's top commander for Latin America unexpectedly resigned.
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