Overview
- Trump said U.S. naval assets will remain in place for safety and security despite calling off additional strikes.
- Venezuelan officials confirmed the release of opposition figures, including Enrique Márquez and Biagio Pilieri, in what they described as a step to seek peace.
- The president is meeting oil executives at the White House, claiming at least $100 billion in prospective investment, though industry voices have expressed skepticism about such large commitments.
- The Senate advanced a bipartisan War Powers resolution to limit further unilateral military action in Venezuela without congressional approval.
- Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured in Caracas last week and have pleaded not guilty in Manhattan to federal narcotics and weapons charges.