Critics have faulted the White House for not informing Congress of the operation or seeking its consent before launching the attack

Following a briefing from Trump administration officials to all senators on Capitol Hill, Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined the three-phase process the U.S. plans to embark on in Venezuela, a process Rubio said he outlined in detail to the Senate.

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, told the Deseret News he believes the action falls under the president’s Article II authority to protect the country from “actual or imminent attack,” a position he has held since speaking with Rubio at 3 a.m. on the morning of the attacks.

The Senate could vote Thursday to block the Trump administration from sending troops into Venezuela, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out a vision to open up the country’s economy and allow for a government transition.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for “not being straight with the American people” about President Donald Trump’s attack on Venezuela, and the kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores .

After a stunning raid by U.S forces in Venezuela that captured the country's president and his wife, President Trump declared the U.S. was in charge.

President Donald Trump has placed Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the center of the United States’ plans to shape Venezuela’s future after the drama.

The U.S. representative may have misremembered a 2017 Miami Herald report about a different Venezuelan politician's alleged kill order on Rubio.

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