Senate votes down war powers resolution aimed at blocking Trump's strikes on alleged drug boats

CBS ^ | 08 Oct 2025 | Caitlin Yilek

[blueplum]

Washington — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked an effort aimed at preventing continued U.S. strikes on alleged drug-carrying boats off the coast of Venezuela.

Democrats forced a vote on the issue under the War Powers Act. In a 48-51 vote, the effort failed to garner enough support to move forward.

The resolution, led by Sens. Adam Schiff of California and Tim Kaine of Virginia, would have blocked the U.S. military from engaging in hostilities with "any non-state organization engaged in the promotion, trafficking, and distribution of illegal drugs and other related activities" without congressional authorization. ...

[HIDEK6]

Six of one …

[HIDEK6]

Yes. Maybe.

[Williams]

Exactly!

It’s obvious they are owned by the cartels and that includes not just drugs of course but human smuggling.

[dpetty121263]

Yeah the Drug runners will start using illegals as human shields...dump they out once the loads are delivered...

[Lockbox]

Was that the “keep killing Americans with fentanyl act”? Kinda hard to campaign when you voted for that one huh?

[Eleutheria5]

The reverse. The drug cartels own the Rats.

[shelterguy]

“””It’s really sad to see the clown Rand Paul has morphed into.””””””

He wants to be just like his old man.

[Chani]

I look on in wide-eyed amazement and wonder just who they are trying to appeal to

The communists who now run their party.

[redinIllinois]

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