BOISE, Idaho — Tensions between the United States and Venezuela continue to escalate as Congress questions the Trump administration’s recent military strikes on what officials described as drug-smuggling boats. Senator Jim Risch spoke with Idaho News 6's Don Nelson about the operation and concerns it could push the U.S. toward war.

When asked whether he would support military action against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Risch said President Donald Trump has made his position clear. “The President said he has no intention of going to war against Maduro,” Risch said. “I take him on that.”

Risch, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, acknowledged lawmakers are questioning the legality of the strikes and whether

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