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.

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.

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.

The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the U.

Months of preparation and intelligence gathering went into the mission to seize Venezuela’s president in Caracas.

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.’

President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.