Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined three Democrat senators on Wednesday in filing a War Powers Resolution to block the Trump administration from using the U.S. military against Venezuela without congressional authorization, a rare bipartisan effort to curb potential military action abroad.
The move came a day after Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., joined two Democrats in filing a similar resolution in the House to bar any U.S. military engagement in hostilities within or against Venezuela absent approval from Congress.
The introduction of the resolutions follows President Donald Trump’s recent declaration that the airspace “above and surrounding Venezuela” should be treated as “closed in its entirety” as part of a pressure campaign on dictator Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime.
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