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Venezuela: US Democratic Lawmakers Reveal Action Against Trump
The Democratic lawmakers, Senator Chuck Schumer and House of Representatives minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries, have said the Congress must stop what they called President Donald Trump’s folly by invoking the War Powers Act.
Jeffries told reporters in Washington that it was “outrageous” for President Donald Trump to claim that his administration was justified in failing to notify Congress of the planned attack on Venezuela to prevent leaks to the media.
The lawmaker said that the administration had “a responsibility to notify Congress.”
Jeffries added that in context of the United States Constitution, it’s the Congress that has the sole power to declare war.
“So the Constitution isn’t a matter of inconvenience; it is a requirement,” he said.
“There is no Trump exception to the United States Constitution,” said the New York congressman who hopes to be House speaker after the November elections.
“And there’s no evidence that the Trump administration has ever presented of Congressional leaders being briefed in a classified setting and that information then being leaked in a way that undermined America’s national security interests.”
Also speaking against Trump’s action, Democratic senator from New York, Schumer said that the danger in Venezuela is only beginning.
He said that the US leader has opened a Pandora’s box, adding that things will get out of hand very quickly.
“And if Donald Trump tries to do to Colombia and Greenland what he did in Venezuela, the disasters and consequences could compound exponentially,” he said.
Reading from prepared remarks, the Democratic senator tripped over his words several times, at one point referring to “the war in Viet-” according to the Guardian UK, before correcting himself to say “the war in Venezuela”.
“The next step for Congress is clear: we must stop Trump’s folly by invoking the War Powers Act,” Schumer said, before pledging to join a push later this week on a war powers resolution that could constrain Trump.
Renowned Nigerian singer and songwriter Tiwa Savage has arrived in Malawi and is already engaging with women creatives as part of her visit to the country.
The award-winning artist visited Music Crossroads Malawi in Lilongwe, where she interacted with young creatives and encouraged them to pursue their talents with confidence.
During the session, Tiwa also spoke about the challenges women, especially young female artists, face in the creative industry, including gender-based violence and other forms of abuse, urging them to remain resilient.
The “Eminado” hitmaker arrived in Malawi on Tuesday.
On her first night in the country, Tiwa was spotted enjoying an evening with several prominent Malawian women, including Temwa Chawinga, Kim of Diamonds, Maggie Kadrum, Tay Grin, and other creatives.
Her visit is expected to include more engagements with women in the creative industry as she continues her activities in Malawi.
Maranatha Private Academy Managing Director Dr. Ernest Kaonga has come out of his cocoon and commented on the recently released list of 2026 scholarship programe which has seen 485 learners qualifying.
Speaking during the media briefing in Blantyre Kaonga said currently management is on the process of verifying names of the selected students.
“Honestly the administration of the exams across the country were successful but management noticed some discrepancies.
“It looks like some have failed miserably during MANEB but have done very well during the Maranatha examination, which is suspicious,” he said.
He added that the selected students will undergo another assessment at the school and those who fail the subsequent test risk losing their scholarships.
Kaonga further stated that top-performing students may get an opportunity to pursue studies at Sharda University on scholarship.
Meanwhile, Kaonga has hinted that some staff members have been dismissed for accepting a MK2 bribe from parents and guardians.
The scholarship is worth Mk24 million per student.
Faceofmalawi will keep you updated on the matter.
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