JUST IN - Rubio says Congress was not informed ahead of the operation by the U.S. military in Venezuela.

NOW - Secretary of War Hegseth says Maduro "effed around and he found out... this is about the safety, security, freedom, and prosperity of the American people. This is America first... Welcome to 2026 and under President Trump, America is back." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/a650aa91266cd3f664f6a607260cb02e40d65dcbdb5962420526dbec29750fae.file

NOW - Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela "spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/bf88a4f8e73b1221b80b783687a50e9fcaaa9aa2d5fa99b1a9bd6b4de7489b10.file

NOW - Trump says U.S. "will run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition." https://hell.twtr.plus/media/4b677fa3e1b0c55ad9a12a56568df0ddc1557761f8b2fa1688096f8c2d7a01f6.file

JUST IN - Trump shares picture of Maduro in U.S. captivity. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/5a21b04c8746688f5c2b8318faf8c45d75a77a0b43dde5c82e61e6b5840bbf0e.file

NOW - Police authorities in Berlin are informing residents about the partial power outage as darkness falls across the German capital. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/e72f29793d464bd34d900d08cfdebfc66d28482a87b111d5339f796407c164c4.file

JUST IN - NYT says Trump's attack on Venezuela is illegal. https://hell.twtr.plus/media/6a96d11a7310b1a7f7c04f144238b0a9e3d9acd12ef6b825a4a2ad66e4512861.file

JUST IN - China "strongly condemns" the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and its president.

JUST IN - Trump says the United States is going to be "very strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry in the wake of the regime change operation to capture Maduro.