The votes signal the GOP-led House won’t put legislative brakes on Trump — a day after the president declared the Caracas government a “foreign terrorist organization” and announced a “total and complete blockade” of the oil imports and exports. Under US law, Congress can use the War Powers Act to check the president’s unilateral power to commit the country to US conflict without the legislative branch’s consent — as the Constitution holds that only Congress has the ability to declare war. But some of Trump’s allies on the matter say more military and economic pressure is needed to force out the dictator who stole the past two Venezuelan presidential elections and heads the narcoterrorist state.
Author: Caitlin Doornbos
Published at: 2025-12-17 21:29:04
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