The U.S. House of Representatives shot down two resolutions that would have forced President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before launching strikes against Venezuela and drug smuggling boats.
Republican lawmakers barely beat back the attempts, rejecting the measures with final votes at 213–211 and 216–210, respectively. This comes just one day after Trump escalated the pressure on President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela, calling his regime a terrorist organization and ordering a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers going to and from the country.
