President Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy Moves Face Senate Vote and Latin America Summit

The U.S. Senate rejected a bipartisan war‑powers resolution aimed at limiting President Donald Trump’s military campaign against Iran, voting 50–49. Three Republicans – Senator Susan Collins of Maine, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky – broke with their party to support the measure, while the majority of Republicans opposed it. The defeat leaves the administration’s ongoing operations in the Middle East unchanged.

In early March, President Trump convened a summit of Latin American and Caribbean leaders at his Doral, Florida resort, branding the gathering as the “Shield of the Americas.” The event was presented as a new security initiative, though analysts note it continues longstanding U.S. hemispheric strategies. The summit aimed to showcase a unified response to drug‑related violence and perceived regional threats, with the president’s property reportedly collecting fees from participating leaders.