Hardly "authorized" when the required consultation was sidestepped:

Trump’s attack on Venezuela without alerting Congress tests limits of executive power - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/trump-congre...

Now that they're aware, they're belatedly and ineffectively attempting to reign him in:

Senate votes to limit Trump on Venezuela - https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/08/senate-votes-to-res...