Overview
- A U.S. aircraft carrying Nicolás Maduro landed at Stewart Air National Guard Base before he was moved under heavy guard to Manhattan to face narcotics- and weapons-related charges.
- Pentagon and senior commanders said Operation Absolute Resolve used months of preparation and more than 150 aircraft to disable air defenses and insert special operations forces.
- President Trump declared the United States will administer Venezuela until a transition occurs, outlined U.S. security around oil sites, and promoted planned investment by American oil companies.
- Venezuela’s constitutional chamber appointed Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as acting president, and she demanded Maduro’s release and condemned Washington as an aggressor.
- Venezuelan officials reported at least 40 deaths in the strikes as Russia and China issued sharp condemnations and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the action an “act of war.”