President Donald Trump ’s critics are taking a victory lap after the Senate voted today to advance a resolution purporting to limit his power to use military force in Venezuela. Five Republicans joined Democrats in a procedural move that amounts to sending Trump a strongly worded letter of disapproval.

The U.S. Senate approved a war powers resolution Thursday that would limit the president's ability to use military force unilaterally in Venezuela.

Earlier in the day, the Senate advanced a bipartisan measure intended to block the Trump administration from conducting further military action in Venezuela. Five Republicans joined every Democratic senator in advancing the resolution, following the White House’s capture of Venezuela’s president, without explicit permission from Congress.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to hang a plaque honoring the officers who protected the Capitol when it was under attack by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 five years ago.

The U.S. House is set to vote on a plan to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits Thursday as insurance premiums rise for millions.

The Massachusetts Senate plans to soon debate a bundle of local tax relief bills, after its Ways and Means Committee voted Thursday to advance four bills meant to give municipalities tools to ease property tax burdens on lower- and middle-income homeowners,

S.C., signaled readiness for reconciliation as Republicans explore legislative response to Minnesota fraud investigation findings.

A bipartisan agreement among U.S. Senate members would provide federal subsidies to lower the cost of Affordable Care Act premiums if enacted.