The Senate rejected a Democratic-led effort Wednesday to block President Donald Trump from unilaterally ordering additional U.S. airstrikes on boats off the Venezuelan coast allegedly carrying drugs.

Democrats forced a vote in the GOP-controlled chamber under the War Powers Act on a resolution to require congressional authorization for future strikes, something the president says could expand to alleged foreign drug cartels on land. Trump has authorized four such strikes in the Caribbean Sea in recent weeks.

Recommended Stories

Cruz to introduce bill protecting citizens from government censorship

Trump tariffs wouldn't get 30 votes in Senate, longtime GOP senator Phil Gramm says

Independent Angus King sticks with Republicans in sixth failed shutdown vote

The vote failed 48-51 and

See Full Page