The US House of Representatives narrowly defeated two resolutions on Wednesday seeking to rein in President Donald Trump's Venezuela campaign, amid widespread speculation that the Republican will launch an attack on the South American oil state's territory, Report informs via Reuters.
Wednesday's votes took place hours before Trump was due to address the country from the White House.
The Republican-majority House voted 216 to 210 against a resolution sponsored by Representative Gregory Meeks of New York, the top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, that would remove US armed forces from hostilities with "any presidentially designated terrorist organization in the Western Hemisphere" unless authorized by Congress.
It also voted 213 to 211 to defeat a resolution sponsored by Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, directing the president to remove US forces from hostilities with or against Venezuela without congressional authorization.
US troops have carried out more than 20 strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and Pacific since early September, killing more than 80 people.