Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela for now
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Anti-war protests are planned in over 100 cities after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
While Republican leaders rallied around Trump's military action, he faced pushback from Democrats and several GOP lawmakers about the legality and wisdom of the move.
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Trump's war comments come back to haunt him as he captures Venezuela's president during strikes
Donald Trump declared himself the "President of Peace," upon his return to the White House last year after repeatedly vowing he wouldn't start any wars. But on Saturday, those promises came back to haunt him after the president ordered land strikes on ...
“A US invasion of Venezuela to depose its president and arrest him is illegal,” Tim Kaine, a Democratic senator from Virginia, told NPR Saturday morning. Kaine promised to seek a Senate vote next week to declare that Trump should not be waging this “unilateral presidentially declared war against Venezuela” without congressional authorization.
The ministry condemned the U.S. attack on Venezuela "as a blatant violation of its national sovereignty and territorial integrity." It called on the UN Security Council to "act immediately to halt the unlawful aggression" and hold those responsible accountable.
A retired war correspondent says removing the Venezuelan leader may be the easiest part as rival factions and armed militias compete for control.
The Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block President Trump from continuing military against Venezuela — a vote that takes on heightened importance after U.S.
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'War of choice, betrayed his MAGA base': Indian-origin US lawmaker slams Trump’s Venezuela action
Ro Khanna said the US has repeatedly voted against “dumb wars” in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya; calls for “a movement of the American people”