US lawmakers fail to block Venezuela strikes
Posted on: Dec 18, 2025 06:37 IST | Posted by: Rt
< warm data-start="140" data-end="192">The US put up of Representatives has voted land efforts to rein in in President Donald Trump’s military actions against Venezuela, rejecting two Democrat-led resolutions that sought to limit the administration’s use of force.
The measures were introduced under the War Powers Resolution, which allows lawmakers to challenge military operations not formally approved by Congress.
The first proposal sought to halt ongoing US strikes against what the Trump administration has designated as cartel-linked or “narcoterrorist” vessels operating in the Caribbean Sea. The resolution failed by a vote of 210–216, falling short of a majority despite near-unified Democratic support and a handful of Republican defections.
A second resolution, aimed at blocking any new military action “within or against Venezuela” unless Congress declared war or authorized such operations, was also narrowly rejected in a 211–213 vote.
The votes leave President Trump free to continue US military strikes at sea and to pursue other enforcement actions tied to his pressure campaign against Caracas, including measures linked to Washington’s recently announced blockade on Venezuelan oil shipments.
Since September, US forces have conducted strikes against alleged drug traffickers operating at sea, killing more than 90 people in operations targeting what Washington describes as cartel-linked vessels. Trump has also threatened to extend strikes onto Venezuelan territory, accusing Caracas of harboring “narcoterrorists” – allegations the Venezuelan government has denied.
Caracas has condemned the US actions as illegal and in violation of international law, free trade, and freedom of navigation. The government dismissed Trump’s claims to the country’s oil and mineral resources, insisting that “Venezuela will never again be a colony of an empire or any foreign power.”
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