Annie Comes Home: Senate vote delivers MAJOR bipartisan rebuke of Trump’s criminal warmongering in Venezuela

Saturday, January 10, 2026

Senate vote delivers MAJOR bipartisan rebuke of Trump’s criminal warmongering in Venezuela

In a MAJOR bipartisan rebuke, the Senate just voted to advance legislation to stop Trump's criminal warmongering in Venezuela.

This is a crucial step toward preventing a new endless war, made possible thanks in part to the letters sent and calls made by tens of thousands of activists like you, Pamela.

But this fight isn't over yet. We need to keep the pressure on senators to get this war powers resolution across the finish line. Will you rush a $12 donation that will ramp up our advocacy work and stop Trump from starting a war for oil that no one wants?

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The Trump administration is dragging us toward another endless war, Pamela: Defense Secretary Hegseth defended the violent removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by saying Maduro "f'd around and he found out." Trump warned Colombia's president "to watch his ass." Stephen Miller is on CNN claiming Greenland should be part of the United States. And according to Secretary of State Rubio, Cuba's leaders are "in a lot of trouble."

The president has pushed us to the precipice of multiple disastrous and unnecessary U.S.-led military interventions. What happens next is critical.

We HAVE to stop Trump before it's too late — that's why Win Without War is at the forefront of an effort to prevent further violence. Our small team is:

Strategizing with partners — former diplomats, think-tanks, advocacy groups, and our allies in Congress — to prevent further violence
Mobilizing people across the country to pressure lawmakers to exercise their constitutional powers to stop Trump from "running" Venezuela and beyond. Thursday's 52-47 Senate vote to advance a war powers resolution is a critical first step, but the job's not finished yet.
Sending decision-makers round-the-clock reminders that Trump's criminal violence is deeply unpopular and that NO one wants a new war, anywhere.

Just one of these efforts requires our full-time focus. But stopping Trump from invading, deposing, and "running" sovereign countries requires an all-hands-on-deck response — and we're only getting started. As we step up to meet this moment, will you donate $12 now and help fuel a movement powerful enough to stop a war?

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Trump's lies and criminal warmongering are a dangerous attempt to distract us from his failed policies and flailing approval ratings. Strikes targeting Venezuela were never going to address the overdose crisis at home; Venezuela does not even produce or traffic fentanyl to the United States.[1]

If Trump actually cared about people struggling with addiction, he wouldn't have slashed the drug treatment and prevention programs that help them.

This is likewise no win for democracy. We're already hearing troubling reports of continued violence and repression in Venezuela.

While Maduro was a deeply corrupt and repressive leader, what Trump has laid out is a version of classic colonization. Venezuela's future should belong to its people, NOT Trump or U.S. oil companies.

We're witnessing a brazen, illegal ploy for power and profit that lines the pockets of his billionaire oil baron friends, and attempts to divert the headlines away from skyrocketing costs at home, state violence committed by masked ICE agents, and a prolonged Epstein files cover-up.

But here's Trump's conundrum, Pamela: An overwhelming majority of Americans — including from his base — reject a new endless war. Strikes in Venezuela are no different and are already unpopular.[2]

That means we have power, and we intend to use it. Thursday's vote was a crucial step toward ending violence in Venezuela, but it's far from the last. Now, we're laser-focused on getting this legislation across the finish line — without distractions or poison pill amendments.

The next few days are an uphill fight, but we're working 24/7 to prevent further escalation in Venezuela and beyond, sound the alarm over the Trump admin's threats to peace and democracy, and push Congress to reassert checks and balances to rein in an out-of-control White House. Can we count on you to power this urgent work? Make a donation to help us prevent a new endless war.

Trump officials have made it clear they have no serious plan for what comes next.

Luckily, we do. Join us.

Thank you for working for peace,
The Win Without War team

P.S. Renee Nicole Good's tragic murder in Minneapolis this week was part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities. In response, we're joining movement partners for an ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action today and tomorrow to demand accountability, honor the life lost, and make visible the human cost of ICE's actions. Click here to find an ICE Out For Good event near you.