Five Republican Senators Break With Trump On Venezuela
The GOP-controlled Senate delivered a rare public rebuke to President Donald Trump on Thursday, advancing a bipartisan resolution that would block him from using military force in Venezuela without congressional approval.
The vote comes less than a week after Trump stunned Congress and the nation by ordering a raid to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. He and his wife, Cilia Flores, are now facing criminal prosecution in New York. The White House has not ruled out further actions, a prospect that has raised alarm among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.
Five Senate Republicans—Susan Collins of Maine, Josh Hawley of Missouri, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Rand Paul of Kentucky, and Todd Young of Indiana—joined all 47 Democrats in voting in favor of the resolution.