House holding war powers vote to direct Trump to remove troops from Venezuela
January 22, 2026
The House is voting on a resolution that directs President Donald Trump to remove U.S. military forces from Venezuela. Democrats are pressing the Republican-controlled Congress to curb the president’s aggression in the Western Hemisphere. The Trump administration told senators last week that there are no U.S. troops on the ground in Venezuela and committed to getting congressional approval before launching major military operations there. But Democrats argued that the resolution is necessary after the U.S. raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and as Trump plans to control the country’s oil industry for years to come.