President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until there can be a proper transition to a new government after American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Lawmakers and legal scholars are defending President Trump on Saturday, arguing he had legal authority under the U.S. Constitution to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife to stand trial in America.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the administration called Congress immediately after Saturday's military operation to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife, saying the White House was afraid of leaks.
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado rejoiced Saturday at the Trump administration's military strike that captured dictator Nicolas Maduro.
President Trump on Saturday said the U.S. military was geared up to launch a second attack on Venezuela, but it wasn't necessary because Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured in the raid.
There were no American casualties during the U.S. military strike in Venezuela on Saturday to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro, President Trump announced.
Reaction from lawmakers to the Trump administration's military attack on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolas Maduro fell largely along party lines, with Republicans praising the operation and Democrats criticizing it as illegal and reckless regime change.
President Trump said Saturday that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until the new government can be put in place after the American military removed dictator Nikolas Maduro from power.
Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor.
Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, were indicted in a New York court on Saturday, just hours after they were captured by American forces during a high-stakes military operation in their home country.