Overview
- Explosions and low-flying aircraft were reported over Caracas, with strikes hitting military sites including La Carlota air base, Port La Guaira, and Higuerote Airport.
- Trump announced on social media that Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured and flown out of Venezuela, with a news conference scheduled for 11 a.m. Eastern.
- Democratic lawmakers called the action illegal without congressional authorization, with some urging impeachment or immediate oversight hearings.
- Republicans largely defended the move, and Sen. Mike Lee said Secretary of State Marco Rubio told him the operation was justified under Article II to protect U.S. personnel executing an arrest warrant.
- Venezuela’s government condemned the attack and demanded proof of life for Maduro, while the Pentagon did not immediately comment and the administration’s detailed legal rationale remains undisclosed.