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Friday, January 09, 2026

Senate Rebukes Trump on Venezuela

The Senate dealt a rare rebuke to President Donald Trump in a Thursday vote to advance legislation opposing further military action in Venezuela, demonstrating formidable political opposition to a foreign intervention that has yet to cost the life of a single US service member.

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If Congress doesn't assert its powers now, it will never get to assert them again.

#1 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-09 09:31 AM | Reply

WE REBUKE THEE!

That will show him.

#2 | Posted by sitzkrieg at 2026-01-09 09:52 AM | Reply

That will show him.

#2 | Posted by sitzkrieg a

Impossible to make points with a rabid dog, true.

#3 | Posted by Zed at 2026-01-09 09:57 AM | Reply

WE REBUKE THEE!
That will show him.
Posted by sitzkrieg

Well, at least that's up slightly from a strongly worded letter.

#4 | Posted by Gal_Tuesday at 2026-01-09 10:04 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

What will stop him is the vote to flip the Senate in November. While democracy still has a sliver of a chance to survive this nightmare.

#5 | Posted by Twinpac at 2026-01-09 07:31 PM | Reply

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