Close Trump ally: 5 Republican senators break ranks with president on Venezuela

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a bipartisan resolution Thursday morning blocking President Donald Trump from using future military force on Venezuela absent congressional authorization.

Lawmakers voted 52 to 47, overcoming the resolution’s 50-vote threshold. The vast majority of Republicans rejected the effort to assert congressional oversight of Trump’s use of military action with the five defections limited to Republican Sens. Rand Paul of Kentucky, Josh Hawley of Missouri...