Curb on Trump's ability to attack Venezuela voted down

Legislation that would have put a check on President Donald Trump's ability to launch an attack against Venezuela has been defeated in the US Senate.

Republicans voted to reject the measure, as Democrats pressed Congress to take a stronger role in Trump's high-stakes campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Lawmakers, including top Republicans, have demanded that the Trump administration provide them with more information on the US military strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.

However the vote on legislation that would essentially forestall an attack on Venezuelan soil by first requiring congressional authorisation, showed the extent of GOP senators' willingness to allow the Trump administration to continue its build