Five Republicans backed the resolution, and more war powers votes are looming on Greenland and other countries where Trump has expressed military ambitions.
As his administration asserts a new world order guided by military force and economic power — and Trump calls for a massive increase in military spending to confront these "dangerous times" — U.S. allies are insisting that global stability depends on following international law.
Top Republican lawmakers are firmly backing the Trump administration's arrest of Venezuela's president and assertions of control over the South American nation's oil industry, but some GOP senators are drawing the line on more attacks without the approval of Congress. Meanwhile, Venezuela said it would free a "significant number" of prisoners as gesture to "seek peace."