Reporter’s Notebook: Republicans seek exit from Venezuela war powers debate after recently voting for it

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President Donald Trump’s Senate allies could try to kill the war powers resolution before theGOP SENATORS JOIN DEMOCRATS TO STOP TRUMP FROM POLICING VENEZUELA

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Sunrise light hits the U.S.Capitol dome on Jan.2, 2025.(Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Republicansare looking for an exit ramp – even though they voted yes last week to begin the debate.

It’s possible that some Republicans may try to force a vote to table or kill the war powers resolution – because it’s not applicable.The argument is that the U.S.has no troops inVenezuela.Therefore, this resolution is out of bounds.

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Vice President JD Vance during a news conference at the White House on Thursday, Jan.8, 2026.(Bonnie Cash/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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It is also possible thatTrump administrationwants the prospective motion to table to pass – and kill the bill – Vance could be brought in to break a tie and pass the motion to kill it.

�discharged” the war powers resolution onto the floor.But there is still a vote to actually get into the resolution.

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President Donald Trump speaks to the press following U.S.military action in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, Jan.3, 2026.(Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images)

It is only at that point that the Senate could vote to table the resolution.

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Otherwise, the Senate must burn all 10 hours on the resolution and then vote to table.Or, vote to table after all the time is yielded back.

He joined the network in September 2007 and is based out of Washington, D.C.

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