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A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela - Consider This from NPR

A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela - Consider This from NPR

Update: 2025-10-19
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Following repeated U.S attacks on boats off the coast of Venezuela, Senator Tim Kaine has partnered with fellow Democrat Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator Rand Paul to force a vote to prevent war on Venezuela without approval from Congress. 


Senator Kaine speaks to NPR about the role he says Congress must play to keep the president from unilaterally leading the country into a military conflict.


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This episode was produced by Avery Keatley, with audio engineering by Valentina Rodriguez and Tiffany Vera Castro. It was edited by Adam Raney and Anna Yukhananov. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.




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A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela - Consider This from NPR

A rare bipartisan move to rein in Donald Trump on Venezuela - Consider This from NPR