By Paul Dragu
The New American
January 17, 2026
Vice President J.D. Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote on Wednesday to kill a measure that would have empowered Congress to rein in President Trump's war powers.
With Trump seemingly intent on making 2026 a record year of foreign meddling, the Senate gave a good 'ol college try in an attempt to reassert its Constitutional war powers authority. But it was not to be.