January 23 Military officials conduct lethal strike against vessel in the Eastern Pacific Video released by U.S. Southern Command shows military forces conducting a lethal strike against a vessel engaged in alleged "narco-trafficking operations," officials say. This is the first strike since Maduro's capture. (Credit: Southcom/X)
January 22 Republicans narrowly reject efforts to handcuff Trump's war powers in Venezuela House Republicans grapple with a bipartisan war powers resolution restricting Trump's military authority in Venezuela, despite the Democratic push for limits.
January 21 State Dept official confirms 'limited' diplomatic team in Caracas to possibly restore US-Venezuela relations U.S. diplomatic personnel have been deployed to Caracas as the Trump administration moves to resume relations with Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro's capture.
January 21 Kaine wants to rein in Trump's war powers, but never did the same for Biden, Obama Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., supported seven war powers resolutions against President Donald Trump but rejected two of three Republican-led efforts against former President Joe Biden.
January 21 Secretary Rubio scheduled to face former colleagues on Venezuela policy Secretary of State Marco Rubio agreed to testify on Venezuela policy after assuring Congress the Trump administration would seek authorization before "major military operations."
January 20 Machado: Venezuela will be free and once we liberate Venezuela, we will keep working Machado: 'Venezuela will be free. And once we liberate Venezuela, we will keep working and we will have a free Cuba and a free Nicaragua.'
January 20 US forces apprehend sanctioned vessel in Caribbean maritime operation targeting illicit oil transport U.S. military forces apprehended Motor Vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean as part of Operation Southern Spear targeting sanctioned tanker vessels.
January 20 US forces seize Venezuelan oil tanker in latest operation The U.S. military seized another Venezuelan oil tanker in the Caribbean, with support from the Department of Homeland Security, Jan. 20, according to U.S. Southern Command. (Southcom via X)
January 19 UN chief accuses US of ditching international law as Trump blasts global bodies UN chief Antonio Guterres slams U.S. foreign policy, claiming America favors 'raw power' over international law in sharp critique of Trump administration.
January 19 From Caracas to Chicago: Trump’s Article II powers face their biggest tests yet Trump is using his second White House term to test the limits of his Article II powers both at home and abroad, prompting fresh criticism and questions over his actions.
