Trump's Venezuela strike hands GOP a midterms messaging test

President Donald Trump's allies are gung ho on the administration's Venezuela operation despite criticism from some in their own party, but they acknowledge that the White House's latest foreign policy foray comes with a midterms messaging challenge.

Republicans say they need to connect Trump's policy in the Western Hemisphere to domestic issues around high prices, drug trafficking and border security — or risk voters feeling the president isn't responsive to their top concerns. It comes amid ongoing questions about how long Washington's intervention will last and new pushback on the president's war powers from Republicans on Capitol Hill.