"Vice President JD Vance broke a tied Senate vote to block advancement of a war powers resolution that would have stopped President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate Republicans used a procedural maneuver Wednesday night to halt debate on the Vietnam War-era statute that gives Congress a check on the president's deployments abroad."
"Sens. Todd Young of Indiana and Josh Hawley of Missouri flipped on their previous votes to advance the resolution, splitting support at 50-50 - and delivering a victory to Trump, who had strongly criticized Republican senators who earlier defected from the administration. Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Rand Paul of Kentucky voted to keep the effort alive in the Senate. Paul is the only Republican co-sponsor of the bill. Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia was the leading Democratic co-sponsor."
Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to block a war powers resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from undertaking further military action in Venezuela without congressional authorization. Senate Republicans employed a procedural maneuver to halt debate on the Vietnam War–era statute that provides Congress a check on presidential troop deployments. Senators Todd Young and Josh Hawley flipped their prior positions, producing a 50-50 split and a victory for the administration. Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Rand Paul voted to keep the resolution alive. Tim Kaine led Democratic sponsorship, and Young said officials assured him there are no U.S. troops in Venezuela and promised to consult Congress before major operations.
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