Republicans largely support the military extraction of Venezuela's leader while Democrats strongly oppose the action taken without congressional approval.

According to reporting by The Associated Press, the comments highlight growing concerns within Republican ranks as the party enters an election year in which control of Congress is at stake.

Hours after declaring from underneath the tented ceiling of Mar-a-Lago’s Tea Room that Venezuela’s leader was in American custody and the US was running the country on Saturday, President Donald Trump emerged victorious onto his club’s crowded patio as dinner-goers cheered the audacious mission he’d ordered from a few yards away.

The U.S. military had a very intense 2025, carrying out significant operations all over the globe in defense of the homeland.

The article reviews publicly disclosed CIA involvement in Venezuela, including recent acknowledgements of covert action authority and a reported CIA strike, and compares those disclosures to declassified campaigns in Guatemala and Chile to show how documentation and transparency differ over time.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A U.S. military operation in Venezuela sparked reactions from people all across the country. On Saturday, Jan. 3, a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. The two were flown to New York, where they are now expected to face federal drug and weapons charges.

No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela that day, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that disruptions could continue for days after the Federal Aviation Administration imposed restrictions.

House Armed Services Committee member Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., discusses ‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ and the U.S. military’s capture of Nicolás Maduro on ‘One Nation.’