Overview
- Senior administration officials briefed the Gang of Eight and key committee leaders on the Caracas operation, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chair Gen. Dan Caine, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Attorney General Pam Bondi presenting.
- U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores over the weekend, and both were arraigned in Manhattan on federal charges after the raid was conducted without prior consultation with Congress.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson argued the mission required notification rather than advance authorization under Article II and said full‑membership briefings are planned for later this week.
- Democratic lawmakers challenged the legal basis for bypassing Congress and are pushing a war powers vote while eyeing funding limits to constrain future operations.
- Judiciary leaders Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin objected to being excluded from the classified session and pressed for access to information on the arrests.