Overview
- The Constitutional Chamber ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume the presidency to guarantee administrative continuity and will debate the legal framework for state continuity.
- U.S. President Donald Trump said special operations forces captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores during a strike-and-extraction mission, reporting injuries but no U.S. troop deaths.
- Gen. Dan Caine said extraction helicopters took fire and one aircraft was hit yet remained flyable, and he said all U.S. aircraft returned.
- A senior Venezuelan official reported at least 40 dead, including civilians and military personnel, and local outlets cited a fatal strike on a residential building that killed 80-year-old Rosa González near the Caracas airport.
- News reports said the operation hit military hubs such as Fort Tiuna and that U.S. authorities intend to prosecute Maduro on narcoterrorism charges in New York, while Rodríguez demanded proof of life and asserted he remains the legitimate president.