Rand Paul, Venezuela and military action in Greenland
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Sen. Rand Paul calls U.S. military action in Venezuela "war," challenging the Trump administration's authority as Senate debates war powers resolution.
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On Thursday, five senate Republicans voted with Democratic senators to allow a future vote on limiting the president’s powers. The vote comes less than a week after Nicolás Maduro, the longtime Venezuelan leader,
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The War Powers Resolution passed 52 to 47, with Democrats joined by five Republicans, including Susan Collins and Rand Paul.
The proposal of a military invasion of Greenland is so bizarrely outside the normal realm of things," Sen. Rand Paul said.
Cuba, Colombia, and the territory of Greenland are on Trump's radar after the U.S. captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro late last week.
The Senate advanced a bipartisan measure to halt further American military action in Venezuela without congressional approval.
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