US Senate limits Trump to carry out new military aggression against Venezuela

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Published at: 08/01/2026 01:07 PM

With 52 votes in favor and 47 against, this Thursday, the Senate of the United States (USA) approved starting the debate on a resolution to prevent the Donald Trump Administration from taking further military action against Venezuela without authorization from Congress.

At least five senators from Trump's Republican Party joined Democrats in voting on the motion presented to bring the resolution to the full Senate, international media reports.

The decision to move forward with the resolution on war powers comes amid failed pleas from Republican leaders to stop it and maintain the authority of the U.S. president over these decisions, following the first military aggression against Caracas and other Venezuelan states, on January 3, which led to the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores.

Mazo News Team

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