Democrats Splinter on How to Confront Trump

Punchbowl News: “Democrats are reluctant to embrace their most bare-knuckled tool to prevent President Donald Trump from launching further military operations against Venezuela or other nations.”

“Instead of threatening to hold up or even block government funding bills, Democrats are opting for a vote on a war powers resolution that, while politically significant, will be largely symbolic.”

“Lawmakers are staring down a Jan. 30 deadline to fund defense and diplomatic programs or face a partial government shutdown. Some Democrats want to use that must-pass legislation to demand language curtailing future military action against Venezuela or elsewhere.”

“But those Democrats are decidedly in the minority, with many more — even those most ardently opposed to Trump’s foreign policy moves — fearful that it’ll unravel the already-delicate funding process.”