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Republicans Block Measure to Bar Military Strike on Venezuela

All but two G.O.P. senators voted against a resolution to stop the president from expanding his military campaign against drug traffickers to include land targets inside Venezuela.

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Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky was one of two Republicans who joined Democrats on Thursday in voting to prevent an attack on Venezuela.
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Democrats Raise Concerns After Trump Officials Give Boat Strikes Briefing

The classified meeting did not relieve mounting unease among lawmakers over President Trump’s expanding campaign of lethal strikes against drug cartels.

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A top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee lamented that lawmakers were not given a “strike-by-strike” breakdown.
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Democrats Dig In on Shutdown After Election Wins

President Trump’s declaration that the closure had hurt his party on Tuesday appeared to have stiffened Democrats’ resolve and put at least a temporary damper on talks to end the crisis.

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Senator Chuck Schumer, the minority leader, speaking at the Capitol on Wednesday.
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