Greg Myrie

So the U.S.

launched this operation in the middle of the night.

Explosions rang out in the capital Caracas.

Helicopters were crisscrossing the sky.

Photos from a military base on the capital or the edge of the capital showed smoke rising from a hangar.

Residents in that part of the city said they heard many loud explosions early in the morning, according to the Venezuela government.

The U.S.

military also struck in other parts of northern Venezuela near the Caribbean coast.

And then a couple hours later, President Trump took to True Social and he wrote, quote, The United States 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.

Now, a U.S.

official who's not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that the operation was considered successful and there were no U.S.

military casualties.

The president hasn't provided additional details, but as you noted, Daniel, he is planning a press conference or at least make additional remarks later this morning.

Do we know where Maduro is right now?

Well, not exactly.

We know he's being flown to the U.S., but not exactly where.

Attorney General Pam Bondi said he'll face charges in New York.

He was indicted on drug charges back in 2020.

Utah's Republican Senator Mike Lee wrote on X that he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and was informed that Maduro...