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US Senate advances measure curbing Trump’s Venezuela war powers

WASHINGTON — President Trump lashed out at the five Republican senators who voted to advance a war powers resolution to limit his ability to further strike Venezuela without congressional approval, saying they…

John McCarthy January 8, 2026

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Senators want US construction firms to detail use of DJI drones in government contracts

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Two U.S senators asked several U.S. construction companies to detail the use of Chinese-made DJI drones in government contracts and at sensitive national security facilities, saying the…

John McCarthy December 18, 2025

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Lawmakers have reviewed summary of Pentagon order on Caribbean attacks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers have reviewed a summary of a Pentagon document that lays out the scope of the Trump administration's campaign to strike vessels carrying narcotics in the…

John McCarthy December 5, 2025

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Survivors of US military strike in Caribbean were legitimate targets for second attack, admiral to tell lawmakers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. military commander is expected tell lawmakers on Thursday that survivors of a military strike in the Caribbean were legitimate targets for a second attack because…

John McCarthy December 4, 2025

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US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims

WASHINGTON (BBC) — US lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration for answers about military strikes on suspected Venezuelan drug boats, after a report alleged that a follow-up strike was ordered…

John McCarthy December 2, 2025

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US Senate on verge of advancing bill to end federal shutdown

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Sunday appeared poised to move forward with a measure aimed at reopening the federal government and ending a 40-day shutdown that has sidelined…

John McCarthy November 9, 2025

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US Senate blocks resolution that would have kept Trump from striking Venezuela

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from attacking Venezuela without congressional authorization, a day after administration officials told lawmakers that…

John McCarthy November 7, 2025

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US senator moves to limit Trump’s war powers on Iran, as Mideast conflict escalates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A Democratic senator introduced legislation on Monday to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from using military force against Iran without Congress's authorization, as an escalating battle between Israel…

John McCarthy June 16, 2025

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Hawley warns GOP Medicaid cuts are ‘morally wrong and politically suicidal’

WASHINGTON — Senator Josh Hawley (Republican-Missouri) is warning against his own party’s push to slash Medicaid spending, just hours after House Republicans released legislation that could save billions of dollars and make…

John McCarthy May 12, 2025

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US senator returns from El Salvador trip, says Abrego Garcia case is about far more than one man

WASHINGTON (AP) — The dispute over the wrongful deportation and imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia “is not only about one man” but about Donald Trump’s disregard of the American judicial system as…

John McCarthy April 18, 2025