White House presses GOP to flip votes on Venezuela war-powers measure

The White House is pressing at least two of the five Republican senators who backed a bipartisan war-powers resolution on Venezuela to change their votes before a Wednesday final vote, in a bid to curb potential presidential unilateral action; conversations with lawmakers and aides indicate the effort is ongoing but uncertainty remains. The day also features Jack Smith’s plan to testify publicly next week and GOP scrutiny of a DOJ probe into Fed Chair Jerome Powell that has raised concerns about Fed independence.