The Senate on Wednesday is expected to vote on a resolution to halt President Donald Trump from using the military in Venezuela.
The measure, known as a war powers resolution, advanced in a procedural vote last week after five Republican senators joined with Democrats to vote for it — a stunning defeat for Trump after he ordered a strike that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
In the days since, the White House has engaged in a furious lobbying effort to kill the measure.
It’s so far unclear if any of the five senators who voted for the resolution last week will flip. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., one of the senators who voted for the measure, said earlier this week that the administration has been persuasive in addressing his concerns.
“The interaction has been really positive,” Hawley said in an interview with reporters earlier this week.
