Scenes from La Guaira, northern Venezuela, showing the aftermath of a US strike on port infrastructure in the area.

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US military officials have confirmed to Fox News that strikes against Venezuela are underway.

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US forces struck the mausoleum of Venezuela’s former President Hugo Chávez in Caracas.

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President Trump has announced the capture of Venezuela’s President, Nicolas Maduro.

After striking Caracas, Venezuela, and attacking military sites, US special forces deployed and captured Maduro.

He will likely be facing trial for drug trafficking.

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President Trump says the US has captured Maduro.

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CBS is reporting that Delta Force, America’s top special mission unit, captured Maduro.

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President Trump announced that U.S. forces had carried out “a large scale strike against Venezuela” and were flying President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country. The Trump administration had been building pressure on Mr. Maduro for months.

President Trump confirms that Maduro and his wife were flown to New York before being indicted on narco-terrorism charges: "They’ll be heading to New York. You know, they were indicted in New York… They went by helicopter."

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President Trump said he expects the United States to get “very strongly involved” in the future of Venezuela’s oil industry now that Maduro is no longer in control of it.

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Trump said the Maduro capture wasn’t aimed at Mexico but claimed cartels run the country and suggested the U.S. may need to take further action.

The opposition leader poised to succeed Maduro, Maria Corina Machado, is a fervent Zionist who has pledged to move Venezuela’s embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

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President Trump has released a picture of Maduro following his capture by Delta Force in Operation Absolute Resolve.

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President Trump said that America will “run” Venezuela until a “safe, proper, and judicious transition” can take place.

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President Trump invoked the “Monroe Doctrine” to defend direct military involvement in Venezuela.

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President Trump said that Hegseth, Rubio, and the US military will “run” Venezuela directly.

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Hegseth on Maduro: "He effed around, and he found out.”

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President Trump: “We’re not afraid of boots on the ground.”

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President Trump said that Colombian President Gustavo Petro should “watch his ass” as he’s making cocaine and sending it into the US.

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President Trump said that it “would be very tough” for María Machado to be Maduro’s successor because she “doesn’t have the support.”

He added that the United States will extract oil from Venezuela to recoup the costs of the ongoing military operation and…

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has rejected US claims regarding Nicolás Maduro’s detention, refusing to accept Washington’s terms and demanding his immediate release or proof of life, according to Venezuelan state statements.

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The United States is poised to take control of Venezuelan oil reserves valued at approximately $17.3 trillion.

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