Overview
- Caracas released high‑profile detainees, including opposition figures Biagio Pilieri and Enrique Márquez and Spanish‑Venezuelan activist Rocío San Miguel, in what officials described as a gesture to seek peace.
- Trump scheduled a White House session with executives from Chevron, ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, claiming at least $100 billion in prospective investment, while industry sources expressed skepticism about such commitments.
- U.S. naval assets will stay positioned near Venezuela for safety and security despite the cancellation of additional strikes.
- The Senate advanced a bipartisan measure to limit further military action without congressional approval, signaling heightened oversight of the operation.
- Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores remain in U.S. custody on narcotics charges as acting leader Delcy Rodríguez asserts control in Caracas and Washington pursues plans to manage Venezuelan oil sales.