Senate rejects Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote |
The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the war powers resolution on a 52-47 vote. It has virtually no chance of becoming law because Trump would have to sign. Still, it was a significant gesture that showed unease among some Republicans. Read more. |
China and Japan, uneasy neighbors in East Asia, are at odds again |
China and Japan — frenemies, trading partners and uneasy neighbors with a tortured, bloody history they still struggle to navigate — are freshly at each other's rhetorical throats as 2026 begins. And it's over the same sticking points that have kept them resentful and suspicious for many decades: Japan's occupation of parts of China in the 20th century, the use of military power in East Asia, economics and politics — and, of course, pride. Read more. |
