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Dulcinea

(9,710 posts) Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:46 AM Thursday

Vance casts tiebreaking vote to kill Venezuela war powers resolution

(ABC News) Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote Wednesday to effectively kill a Venezuelan war powers resolution after the Senate deadlocked on the measure.

Vance broke a 50-50 tie on a vote that stops the Senate from further considering the resolution and senators will not take further votes on the resolution..

Republicans Sens. Josh Hawley and Todd Young, who previously supported the resolution, flipped on Wednesday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/vance-casts-tiebreaking-vote-kill-000444050.html

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Vance casts tiebreaking vote to kill Venezuela war powers resolution (Original Post) Dulcinea Thursday OP

I'm confused who the acting President is Historic NY Thursday #1

Vance owns it. /nt bucolic_frolic Thursday #2

Of course the thugs caved. Dawson Leery Thursday #3

any reporter pigeonhole Hawley or Young yet? RussBLib Thursday #4

Historic NY

(39,692 posts)

1. I'm confused who the acting President is

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 10:59 AM

Thursday

Trump or Delcy Rodríguez . I don't think theirs or ours allow for this.

bucolic_frolic

(54,145 posts)

2. Vance owns it. /nt

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 11:13 AM

Thursday

Dawson Leery

(19,530 posts)

3. Of course the thugs caved.

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Thu Jan 15, 2026, 12:37 PM

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RussBLib

(10,437 posts)

4. any reporter pigeonhole Hawley or Young yet?

Reply to Dulcinea (Original post)

Thu Jan 15, 2026, 03:37 PM

Thursday

What was it caused you to flip? Did Trump threaten your life? Did he offer a bribe of some kind? Did he promise you some underage girls? No telling what this asshole is capable of.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

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