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Trump blasts Republican rebels after rebuke on his war authority in Venezuela

Collins supported the resolution and said any further U.S. military involvement should require specific congressional authorization.

Trump blasts Republican rebels after rebuke on his war authority in Venezuela
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Five Republican senators supported a war-powers resolution seeking congressional authorization for further military action in Venezuela, drawing a sharp rebuke from President Trump. The vote exposed a disagreement over presidential war authority and put renewed attention on Susan Collins’s re-election race.

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Susan M. Collins R · ME · SEN

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  • Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
  • Readers of right-leaning coverage: 56% good look
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Susan M. Collins
R · ME · SEN

Senator who supported the war-powers resolution and opposed further military involvement without congressional authorization.

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who criticized the Republican senators’ vote and challenged Congress’s war-powers authority.

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Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Senator who defended Collins’s standing while disagreeing with her vote.

Todd Young
R · IN · SEN

Senator who supported the war-powers resolution.

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate Majority Leader who characterized Trump’s response as an immediate reaction.

Lisa Murkowski
R · AK · SEN

Senator who supported the war-powers resolution.

Tim Kaine
D · VA · SEN

Senator who introduced the war-powers resolution.

Josh Hawley
R · MO · SEN

Senator who supported the war-powers resolution.

Democratic Senate candidate in Maine.

Rand Paul
R · KY · SEN

Senator who supported the war-powers resolution.

ALSO MENTIONED  Nicolás Maduro, Former Venezuelan president captured in the operation discussed in the report.

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Trump Calls and Criticizes Susan Collins After War-Powers Vote

Collins backed a Senate resolution requiring congressional approval for further military action in Venezuela, and Trump criticized her after the vote. Left-leaning outlets foreground a reported angry call as a story about Trump’s hostility toward Collins. Center outlets recount the vote and Trump’s response, with some examining the reported call and Collins’s reelection prospects. Right-leaning outlets emphasize the break with Trump over war powers, while some stress the potential electoral cost of his criticism.

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