House rejects resolution that would bar Trump from sending troops to Venezuela

Vote on legislation falls just short of number needed for passage, showing Mike Johnson's tenuous hold on majority

The US House has rejected a resolution that would have prevented Donald Trump from sending US military forces to Venezuela, after a vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage.

The tied vote was the latest sign of House speaker Mike Johnson's tenuous hold on the majority, as well as some of the growing pushback in the Republican-controlled Congress to the US president's aggressions in the western hemisphere. A Senate vote on a similar resolution was also tied last week until JD Vance broke the deadlock.