House vote blocks Venezuela troop-removal push amid GOP splits

The House defeated a Democratic-backed war powers resolution that would have forced Trump to pull U.S. troops from Venezuela after a prolonged, tied vote; two Republicans joined Democrats in opposing the plan, and Republican Wesley Hunt returned to cast the decisive ballot. The administration says there are no U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela, while Democrats argue Congress must reassert its constitutional role over wartime powers as Trump’s foreign policy actions continue to draw scrutiny. The episode highlights ongoing partisan divisions over how to check a president’s military actions.