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

The U.S. military had a very intense 2025, carrying out significant operations all over the globe in defense of the homeland. In some instances, the places where the military carried out kinetic operations this year were continuations of missions,

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.

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.

Details are emerging about how U.S. forces entered Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro.

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.’