AS TRUMP RAISES PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA, SENATORS HOPE TO LOWER HEAT

Democratic and Republican U.S. senators announced plans on Friday to force a vote on a resolution to prevent military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, seeking to rein in President Donald Trump's escalation of pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, who is sponsoring the war powers resolution with fellow Democrat Adam Schiff of California and Republican Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, said he was responding to the repeated U.S. strikes on boats off Venezuela.

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