Senate Blocks Effort to Halt Trump’s War Powers as U.S. Forces Close In on Venezuela

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – The Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a Democratic resolution that would have required President Donald Trump to seek congressional approval before taking military action against Venezuela, underscoring a deep divide in Washington over the scope of presidential war powers and America’s growing military footprint in the Caribbean.The vote was razor-thin — 51 to 49 — with two Republicans, Sens. Rand Paul of K