President Donald Trump and his administration are taking the fight to the narcos in international waters, and some members of Congress aren't thrilled with the idea, claiming only Congress can authorize such actions abroad.
According to Fox News, a bipartisan group of senators took action on Sunday to block President Trump and his administration from engaging in further "hostilities" in and around Venezuela following the president greenlighting an operation that destroyed part of a drug cartel's operations.
Trump authorized the strike off the Venezuelan coast, which didn't sit well with some members of the upper chamber.
Those members of the Senate initiated the War Powers Resolution to block Trump from authorizing further strikes.
In essence, the resolution is to remind the president that only Congress has "sole power to declare war" after the president hinted that he could greenlight land operations after authorizing CIA operations in the area.
So far, Venezuela isn't loving the idea of Americans conducting military operations in and around the country, especially Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Fox News noted:
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has responded to the U.S. anti-drug cartel attacks off their shores by launching military exercises and deploying thousands of troops near the Colombian border first starting in August, according to reports.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) was one of the senators behind the War Powers Resolution.
"I’m extremely troubled that the Trump Administration is considering launching illegal military strikes inside Venezuela without a specific authorization by Congress," Kaine said.
He added, "Americans don’t want to send their sons and daughters into more wars—especially wars that carry a serious risk of significant destabilization and massive new waves of migration in our hemisphere."
"If my colleagues disagree and think a war with Venezuela is a good idea, they need to meet their constitutional obligations by making their case to the American people and passing an Authorization for Use of Military Force," he continued.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was one of the Republicans who felt that Trump shouldn't be conducting such operations.
"The U.S. should not be blowing up boats without even knowing who’s on them. There’s no due process in that — no names, no evidence, no oversight. I’ll be co-sponsoring a War Powers resolution to make sure military action abroad has congressional approval. We can’t drift into another regime-change war," Paul wrote on X.
The U.S. should not be blowing up boats without even knowing who’s on them.
There’s no due process in that — no names, no evidence, no oversight.
I’ll be co-sponsoring a War Powers resolution to make sure military action abroad has congressional approval. We can’t drift into… pic.twitter.com/UyW5Nfv5J7
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) October 8, 2025
