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Secretary Rubio scheduled to face former colleagues on Venezuela policy

Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed to testify on Venezuela policy after assuring Congress the Trump administration would seek authorization before “major military operations.”

SecretaryofStateMarcoRubioissettopubliclytestifyontheTrumpadministration’sactionsinVenezuelaintheSenatenextweek. ReturningtohisoldstompinggroundsintheSenatehasbecomefairlyroutineforRubiooverthelastfewmonths,particularlyaslawmakershavedemandedmoretransparencyovertheadministration’sactionsinVenezuelaandtheCaribbean. Andonceagain,RubiowillappearontheHillwhentheSenatereturnsfromrecessnextweek,sourcesconfirmedtoFoxNewsDigital.HeisscheduledtoappearbeforetheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteeonJan.28at10a.m. KAINEVOWSNEWWARPOWERSFIGHTSAFTERSENATEBLOCKSTRUMPVENEZUELACHECK ThehearingbeforethepanelcomesafterRubioactedasakeyfiguretoconvinceapairofholdouts—Sens.ToddYoung,R-Ind.,andJoshHawley,R-Mo.—tofliptheirvotesandkillanattemptbySenateDemocratstoreininPresidentDonaldTrump’swarauthoritieslastweek. Theirprimaryconcer