Congress Tries, but Fails, to Take a Stand for Its Own Powers

House votes to override a pair of Trump vetoes were an unusual bid by some in the G.O.P. to assert their own branch’s prerogatives. But they fell short.

Republicans on Capitol Hill on Thursday did something they have done little of in recent years: They tried pushing back against President Trump and standing up for their own, coequal branch of government.

In the House, dozens of Republicans voted with Democrats on Thursday afternoon in an attempt to override Mr. Trump’s first two vetoes of his second term. But with most of the G.O.P. siding with the president, they ultimately did not have enough votes to clear the two-thirds threshold necessary for either override to succeed.

That action unfolded hours after five Senate Republicans joined Democrats in a vote to advance a resolution that would block Mr. Trump from taking any further military action against Venezuela without first seeking congressional approval.

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By:  Annie Karni
Source: The New York Times

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