Senate Democrats will force a vote next week on a war powers resolution directing President Trump to terminate the use of U.S. armed forces for hostilities against Venezuela unless authorized by Congress.

The U.S. strikes in Venezuela are sure to reignite a centuries-old debate about when the president can deploy the military.

The Trump administration's move to capture and remove from power Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday has sparked a political crisis in the South American country after more than a decade under the strongman's rule. Maduro, whom the U.S. government views as an illegitimate leader, and his wife were taken to New York to face...

President Trump on Saturday said the operation in Venezuela, which culminated with strikes on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, were part of what he coined the "Don-roe Doctrine." Trump said under Maduro, Venezuela hosted "foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and...