🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "In a brief phone interview with The Times, President Trump celebrated the success of the mission to capture Maduro. “A lot of good planning and lot of great, great troops and great people,” Trump said. “It was a brilliant operation, actually.”

When asked if he sought congressional authority or what is next for Venezuela, Trump said he will address those matters during his news conference at Mar-a-Lago in the morning." -NYT.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- BREAKING: Sources from the Venezuelan opposition tell Sky News, Maduro negotiated his exit from Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- The United States Armed Forces did not have a single casualty during the military operation. There is no word on Venezuelan casualties. - NYT.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- US jets continue to take off from Puerto Rico.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Just got off the phone with Secretary of State Marco Rubio:

He informed me that Nicolás Maduro has been arrested by U.S. personnel to stand trial on criminal charges in the United States, and that the kinetic action we saw tonight was deployed to protect and defend those executing the arrest warrant

This action likely falls within the president’s inherent authority under Article II of the Constitution to protect U.S. personnel from an actual or imminent attack," - Utah Senator Mike Lee.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇷🇺⚡- "The United States committed an act of armed aggression against Venezuela, which is condemnable," - Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- "He [Secretary of State Marco Rubio] anticipates no further action in Venezuela now that Maduro is in U.S. custody" - Utah Senator Mike Lee.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- Venezuelan BUK air defense unit still burning after US airstrikes against Higuerote Air Base, Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇺🇳⚡- "In response to the criminal aggression of the United States against our nation, we have requested an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council," - Yvan Gil, Venezuela's Foreign Minister.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇺🇳⚡- "We reserve the inherent right to legitimate defense, under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter," - Venezuela's Representative to the UN.

🇱🇧🇮🇱⚡️- The IDF performed an assassination strike on a member of Hezbollah in the area of Al-Khiyam in southern Lebanon.

No video or person of interest has been made public.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- “Venezuelan state-run energy company PDVSA's oil production and refining were normal on Saturday and its most important facilities had suffered no damage from U.S. attacks to extract President Nicolas Maduro according to an initial assessment, two sources with knowledge of the company's operations said.” - Reuters.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡️- Associated Press indicate that the attack on Caracas did not last more than 30 minutes.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- UA aerial activity continues this morning over Puerto Rico.

Credit: Michael Bonet.

🇺🇸🇵🇷🇻🇪⚡- 5 V-22 Ospreys have departed from Puerto Rico.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- "Trump authorized the Maduro's capture several days ago. The CIA tracked Maduro’s location, which resulted in his arrest," - CNN.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- People of Caracas, Venezuela, celebrate the removal of former President Nicolas Maduro by the US Special Forces in a 30 minute Special Military Operation.

🇺🇸🇻🇪⚡- BREAKING: "Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York.

Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machine guns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machine guns and Destructive Devices against the United States.

They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.

On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers," - Attorney General Pam Bondi.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇧🇷⚡- "The bombings on Venezuelan territory and the capture of its president cross an unacceptable line.

The action is reminiscent of the worst moments of interference in Latin American and Caribbean politics and threatens the preservation of the region as a zone of peace," - Lula da Silva, President of Brazil.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇨🇳⚡- China warns its citizens against travel to Venezuela.

🇺🇸🇻🇪🇧🇷⚡- Venezuela closes its border with Brazil.