Congress Tries to Pull War Powers Back From the White House

Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Congress is preparing to use the War Powers Resolution's fast-track machinery to force a recorded vote on whether President Trump must end U.S. "hostilities within or against Venezuela" that Congress has not authorized.

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... The current vehicle is S.J.Res. 90, a joint resolution introduced in October 2025 directing the removal of U.S. forces from such hostilities.

A failed procedural vote already occurred in the Senate on November 6, 2025, when the chamber rejected a motion to discharge the resolution for floor consideration, as shown in the Senate's official roll call record for that date and vote number 608. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-16 10:19 PM | Reply

@#1 ... A failed procedural vote already occurred in the Senate on November 6, 2025, ...

Oh well.

The Republicans in Congress continue to show their lack of a spine.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-16 10:20 PM | Reply

Johnson is a homosexual pedophile.

#3 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-12-16 10:42 PM | Reply