It comes after Nicolás Maduro and his wife were seized from Caracas and flown to the US. They have since appeared at a New York court.

Follow live updates as President Donald Trump speaks about Venezuela's future and U.S. allies respond to his threats against Greenland.

Sen. Rand Paul calls U.S. military action in Venezuela "war," challenging the Trump administration's authority as Senate debates war powers resolution.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela amid mounting concerns that President Donald Trump is embarking on a new era of U.

The outgoing congresswoman decried the foreign intervention as exactly the kind of "globalist," war-driven and "regime change" agenda she didn't vote for.

The U.S. striking Venezuela and capturing its leader has practical implications for China, Russia, Iran and Cuba, and it also sends messages to each nation.

The country could, eventually, attract investment and re-emerge as a force in the oil markets, but many analysts are concerned about an oversupply.

Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the operation in Venezuela was known as Operation Absolute Resolve and involved more than 150 aircraft across the Western Hemisphere. Caine said it was the "culmination of months of planning and rehearsal" adding that the operation could only have been conducted by the U.S. military.

A stalwart of Venezuela’s socialist regime for decades, the 56-year-old has abruptly ascended to the seat of power.

Venezuela’s attorney general urged steadfastness in the face of U.S. “state terrorism.” After President Trump’s renewed threats on Greenland, some European leaders pushed back against his might-makes-right vision.

New Jersey motorists are seeing the lowest gas prices in years, even against the backdrop of turbulence in Venezuela.

Venezuela faces deeper chaos after Maduro's fall as experts warn fractured regime could unleash more brutal violence and repression than under former president's rule.