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fromwww.mediaite.com
18 hours ago

House Republican Blasts Trump's Venezuela Sabre-Rattling: This is About Oil and Regime Change'

Madison called it the crown jewel of Congress. The framers understood a simple truth: to the extent that war-making power devolves to one person, liberty dissolves. If the president believes military action against Venezuela is justified and needed, he should make the case, and Congress should vote before American lives and treasure are spent on regime change in South America,
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fromThe Cipher Brief
4 weeks ago

A Constitutional Clash Over Trump's War Powers in Venezuela

Congress cannot unilaterally stop a President-declared military action except by cutting off funding; appropriations serve as a constitutional check on military engagements.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

US Senate votes against limiting Trump's ability to attack Venezuela

Most Americans oppose military action against Venezuela while Congress failed to require presidential approval amid US military buildup and deadly naval strikes.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Rand Paul Takes to Fox News Sunday to Condemn Trump Over Shutdown Gridlock, Extrajudicial Killings' On Suspected Drug Boats

Sen. Rand Paul called recent U.S. airstrikes extrajudicial, cited constitutional war-power concerns, and urged a bipartisan Senate commission to resolve health-care issues within a month.
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fromTruthout
3 months ago

House Passes Repeal of 1991, 2002 Iraq War Authorizations in Bipartisan Vote

The House voted to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq AUMFs to curb presidential war powers and end open-ended authorizations for military force.
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