US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump

Only three Republicans joined with Democrats to vote in favour of the resolution, resulting in a tie broken by Trump’s Vice President JD Vance.

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United States Vice President JD Vance has cast the tie-breaking vote to defeat a war powers resolution that would have forced President Donald Trump to seek Congress’s approval before taking any further military action in Venezuela.

The Senate’s session on Wednesday evening came to a nail-biting conclusion, as the fate of the resolution ended up resting on the shoulders of two Republican politicians.

US Senate defeats war powers resolution designed to rein in Trump

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