Posted on 01/15/2026 9:00:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.
Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week and ultimately prevailed in heading off passage of the legislation. Two of the Republicans — Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana — flipped under the pressure.
Vice President JD Vance had to break the 50-50 deadlock in the Senate on a Republican motion to dismiss the bill.
The outcome of the high-profile vote demonstrated how Trump still has command over much of the Republican conference, yet the razor-thin vote tally also showed the growing concern on Capitol Hill over the president’s aggressive foreign policy ambitions.
Democrats forced the debate after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in a surprise nighttime raid earlier this month
“Here we have one of the most successful attacks ever and they find a way to be against it. It’s pretty amazing. And it’s a shame,” Trump said at a speech in Michigan Tuesday. He also hurled insults at several of the Republicans who advanced the legislation, calling Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky a “stone cold loser” and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine “disasters.” Those three Republicans stuck to their support for the legislation.
Trump’s latest comments followed earlier phone calls with the senators, which they described as terse. The president’s fury underscored how the war powers vote had taken on new political significance as Trump also threatens military action to accomplish his goal of possessing Greenland.
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Too bad aho AP.
Rand’s best-by-date expired about ten years ago.
Murkowski and Collins have always been rotten meat.
What’s funny is we don’t need to keep Trump in check. His enemies are getting scared straight.
I love Trump but sometimes he’s just too nice to the enemies…
Separation of Powers
Note that the three Republicans still supporting this resolution are WOMEN.
More BS from AP Trump would have just vetoed it
That was a very close call.
Trump doesn’t need having his wings administratively clipped , not with so many hot spots presently around the globe.
Yeah. Effing retards.
Auto pen would have signed it retardo. Take a civics class.
RE:...calling Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky a “stone cold loser” and Sens. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine “disasters.”
Trouble with that is, he needs support all this year from the alleged GOP Senators.
It’s better to “bow” to Trump pressure than to bend over for treasonous DemonRAT Nazis with a 55 gallon drum full of KY gel.
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