Overview
- President Donald Trump announced a large-scale U.S. strike in Venezuela and said Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured and flown out of the country.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi said a Southern District of New York grand jury indicted Maduro on narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, and machinegun and destructive-device offenses.
- Bondi said both Maduro and Flores will face prosecution in U.S. courts, though she did not specify the charges against Flores.
- Venezuela’s government demanded proof of life and declared an emergency after multiple explosions were reported in Caracas and other states, with officials saying they do not know the couple’s whereabouts.
- Russia condemned the operation as armed aggression and supported calls for a UN Security Council meeting, while U.S. officials praised the action as part of months of counter-narcotics pressure; Trump is set to give more details at 11 a.m. ET.