{"id":109248,"date":"2026-04-29T20:36:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/senate-blocks-effort-to-limit-trumps-power-to-attack-cuba-rt-world-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T20:37:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T20:37:45","slug":"senate-blocks-effort-to-limit-trumps-power-to-attack-cuba-rt-world-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/29\/senate-blocks-effort-to-limit-trumps-power-to-attack-cuba-rt-world-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate blocks effort to limit Trump&#8217;s power to attack Cuba &#8211; RT World News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                    The US President has repeatedly hinted at a possible regime-change operation on the island\n            <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A Democratic-led effort to limit US President Donald Trump&#8217;s authority to use military force against Cuba without Congress&#8217;s permission has failed in the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican-majority Senate vote on the measure on Tuesday rejected it 51-47 on the grounds that there are no active hostilities with Cuba.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat who introduced the war powers resolution in March, said it was needed because of Trump&#8217;s blockade of the island. <em>&#8220;Humanitarian crisis across Cuba,&#8221;<\/em> That includes disruptions in medical care, lack of clean water, and rising food prices.<\/p>\n<p>Trump imposed an oil blockade on Cuba in February, toughening a decades-old U.S. embargo by threatening sanctions against countries and companies that ship crude to the island. 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