US Senate votes to curb military action in Venezuela, Trump says oversight could last years

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio looks down during a press conference following a U.S. strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance ‌a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, even as Trump said U.S. oversight of the troubled nation ‌could last years.

The Senate voted 52 to 47 on a procedural measure to advance the war powers resolution, as a handful of Trump's fellow Republicans voted with ‌every Democrat in favor of moving ahead toward a final vote on the matter.