By STEPHEN GROVES, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was voting Thursday on legislation that would check President Donald Trump’s ability to launch an attack against Venezuela, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a stronger role in Trump’s high-stakes campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Lawmakers, including top Republicans, have demanded that the Trump administration provide them with more information on the U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean. But Thursday’s vote, which would essentially forestall an attack on Venezuelan soil by first requiring congressional authorization, was a significant test of GOP senators’ willingness to allow the Trump administration to continue its buildup of nava

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