🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: Initial reports, the US has assassinated Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- “The Senate Armed Services Committee was not notified ahead of any potential military action taken tonight in Venezuela, a source familiar says.” - CNN reporter for the Pentagon.

The decision not to inform the Senate Armed Services Committee may lead to potential lawfare against President Trump, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and US military officials involved in the military operation in Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "No senior Venezuelan government official or military officer has made a public appearance since the start of the explosions. The government broadcast an address on all television and radio frequencies, in which a state television journalist read out a statement condemning the attack." - NYT.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- Venezuelan opposition media reports the assassination of Diosdado Cabello, Venezuelan Minister of Interior, Justice and Peace.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the Country. This operation was done in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement. Details to follow. There will be a News Conference today at 11 A.M., at Mar-a-Lago. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP" - President Trump Via Truth Social

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Rerum Novarum have geolocated the US attack in the footage to Higuerote Air Base, at 10.4619000, -66.0944202.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Rerum Novarum have geolocated the movement of Venezuelan troops in the footage to eastern Caracas, at 10.4935241, -66.8232254.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López is alive. He released a video debunking the claim of his assassination and condemned the attack.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - Rerum Novarum have geolocated the movement of Venezuelan heavy vehicles in the footage to Caracas, at 10.5109891, -66.9226974, they seem to be moving towards the Presidential Palace.

🇺🇸🇻🇪 - An example of how you ACTUALLY carry out a Special Military Operation.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: Caracas International Airport is under the US military control.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "In a brief phone interview with The Times, President Trump celebrated the success of the mission to capture Maduro. “A lot of good planning and lot of great, great troops and great people,” Trump said. “It was a brilliant operation, actually.”

When asked if he sought congressional authority or what is next for Venezuela, Trump said he will address those matters during his news conference at Mar-a-Lago in the morning." -NYT.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: Sources from the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News, Maduro negotiated his exit from Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- The United States Armed Forces did not have a single casualty during the military operation. There is no word on Venezuelan casualties. - NYT.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- US jets continue to take off from Puerto Rico.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Just got off the phone with Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant

This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack," - Utah Senator Mike Lee.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇷🇺⚡- "The United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela, which is condemnable," - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "He [Secretary of State Marco Rubio] anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody" - Utah Senator Mike Lee.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- Venezuelan BUK air defense unit still burning after US airstrikes against Higuerote Air Base, Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇺🇳⚡- "In response to the criminal aggression of the United States against our nation, we have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council," - Yvan Gil, Venezuela's Foreign Minister.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇺🇳⚡- "We reserve the inherent right to legitimate defense, under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," - Venezuela's Representative to the UN.