House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela

<p>Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on majority</p><p>The US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> from sending US military forces to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/venezuela">Venezuela</a>, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.</p><p>The tied vote was the latest sign of House speaker Mike Johnson’s tenuous hold on the majority, as well as some of the growing pushback in the Republican-controlled Congress to the US president’s aggressions in the western hemisphere. A Senate vote on a similar resolution was also tied last week until JD Vance broke the deadlock.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/house-war-powers-resolution-trump-military-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>