House of Representatives rejected two Democratic-led war powers resolutions Monday that would have blocked U.S. military action against drug cartels in the Western Hemisphere and Venezuela without congressional approval.

The first measure, introduced by Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY), failed 210-216. Two Republicans—Rep. Thomas Massie (KY) and Rep. Don Bacon (NE)—voted with most Democrats to support it. The second resolution, led by Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), fell 211-213, with Bacon, Massie and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) backing it.

The drug boat attacks, which began September 2, have intensified Trump’s aggressive war on drugs, creating tensions between administration allies defending military interventions as necessary for national security and critics arguing the president lacks congressional authority to act without approval. McGovern stated on the House floor: “This is not ‘America First.’ It’s immoral—[a] strategic failure, but a moral failure.”

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) aligned with Trump on these issues, while Democrats used minority rules to force the votes as a way to highlight support for military operations in Latin America. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he would not object if the administration sought regime change in Venezuela.