5 GOP Senators Join Democrats to Advance Measure to Block Military Action in Venezuela

The resolution seeks to prohibit Trump from undertaking additional military actions in Venezuela without approval from Congress.

The U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

WASHINGTON—The Senate has voted to advance a resolution to curtail President Donald Trump’s authority to order further military action on Venezuela in the days after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from a fortified compound in the capital city of Caracas.

Senators on Jan. 8 voted 52–47 in favor of advancing the War Powers Act resolution to a final vote.