The Senate voted 52-47 Thursday to move forward with a War Powers Resolution that would curb President Donald Trump’s ability to expand military actions in Venezuela — the first rebuke yet by Congress of the president’s decision to act without its approval in the nation.
Along with Sen. Rand Paul, who co-led the effort with Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, Republican Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Todd Young and Josh Hawley voted to advance the resolution. Democratic Sen. John Fetterman, who was publicly undecided ahead of the vote, was also a “yes.”
The resolution will go for a final vote in the future.