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.

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A large crowd supporting the ousted president Nicolás Maduro marched through the streets of Caracas on Tuesday, demanding his release from an American jail, while Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, made it clear the regime he put in place remained in power.

Livestream of President Donald Trump's news conference from Mar-a-Lago about the overnight military operation in Venezuela.

President Donald Trump told a room full of Republicans that Gov. Gavin Newsom couldn't pass a cognitive test. "Let's do it," Newsom responded. "Name your time and place."

But Maduro loyalists in the high court Saturday, citing another provision of the constitution, declared Maduro's absence “temporary” meaning there is no election requirement.