Overview
- Venezuela’s interim government activated a sweeping emergency decree used to detain journalists, search phones and deploy armed colectivos at checkpoints to target perceived supporters of the U.S. raid.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said interim authorities’ decisions "will be dictated" by the United States, as President Trump touts maximum leverage and warns of consequences for noncompliance.
- Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president with military backing and publicly rejects claims of foreign control, even as Washington asserts influence over governance and resources.
- Trump announced that Venezuela would turn over 30 to 50 million barrels of oil for U.S.-controlled sales, a move presented as part of broader efforts to steer the country’s transition.
- Briefings describe Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores sustaining head injuries while fleeing the raid, with Flores’ lawyer seeking X‑rays, as Congress weighs War Powers and oversight responses to the operation.