Trump, Venezuela and Senate
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Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was captured in an overnight attack, some Democrats and a Republican are pushing to block future U.S. strikes.
Watch live as the Senate debates on a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela. Five Republicans joined all 47 Democrats in voting yes on the motion to advance the resolution to limit further military force "within or against Venezuela" to the Senate floor.
In a rebuke to the president, the Senate narrowly agreed to bring up a War Powers Act resolution for a vote next week. The measure would require Mr. Trump to seek congressional authorization for military operations in Venezuela.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the ...
The decision is here: The Indiana Senate has rejected the mid-decade redistricting bill by a 19-31 vote. Sen. Mike Gaskill, R-Pendleton, is offering closing statements on the redistricting bill, meaning that a vote is imminent. Gaskill signaled he didn't know which way the vote would go.
Lawmakers were set to return to Capitol Hill on Monday, Nov. 10 after the Senate voted to clear a path toward ending the longest government shutdown in history. On Nov. 9, the Senate voted 60-40 to advance a temporary spending measure that would fully ...