{"id":2529714,"date":"2026-01-04T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-to-be-briefed-by-trump-admin-on-venezuela-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T21:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T02:12:00","slug":"congress-to-be-briefed-by-trump-admin-on-venezuela-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-to-be-briefed-by-trump-admin-on-venezuela-strikes\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress to be briefed by Trump admin on Venezuela strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcongress-to-be-briefed-by-trump-admin-on-venezuela-strikes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2529714&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump management will give a classified briefing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buckingham-palace-hires-outside-counsel-to-handle-meghan-markle-bullying-claims-after-duchess-demands-to-see-evidence\/\" title=\"Buckingham Palace Hires Outside Counsel To Handle Meghan Markle Bullying Claims After Duchess Demands To See Evidence\">key members<\/a> of Congress about the recent U.S. military mission in Venezuela. Chairs and ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees,the House Foreign Affairs and armed Services committees,and the Gang of eight are set to be briefed Monday at 5:30 p.m., punchbowl News reports. Administration officials leading the briefing-identified in the report as part of &#8220;operation Absolute Resolve&#8221;-include top national security and Cabinet figures; the mission involved strikes in caracas and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife.Congress was not notified beforehand, prompting scrutiny from Democrats; Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says the administration violated the War Powers Act and plans a floor resolution to block further military action in Venezuela without congressional approval. the White House defended the omission, saying prior notice could have risked leaks and endangered service members.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Congress to be briefed by Trump administration on Venezuela strikes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2462496\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Members of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\">Congress<\/a> will soon receive a classified briefing from multiple <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\">Trump administration<\/a> officials on the U.S. military&rsquo;s recent mission in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\">Venezuela<\/a>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miles-anonymous-taylor-accidentally-exposes-the-fraudulence-of-the-mainstream-media\/\" title=\"Miles &#039;Anonymous&#039; Taylor Accidentally Exposes the Fraudulence of the Mainstream Media\">multiple reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Punchbowl News<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/2007961751229251697\">reported<\/a> that chairs and ranking members of the Senate Foreign Relations, Senate Armed Services, House Foreign Affairs, and House Armed Services committees, as well as the so-called Gang of Eight, will all be briefed on Monday at 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4406189\/hakeem-jeffries-government-shutdown-subsidies\/\">Jeffries mum on whether he supports another government shutdown this month<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3926150\/four-legislative-priorities-house-2026\/\">Four legislative priorities waiting for House members in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4393297\/democrat-mocks-comer-minnesota-fraud-hearings\/\">Democrat mocks Comer Minnesota fraud hearings<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Leading the briefing are key Cabinet members at the face of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/4400169\/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-strikes-on-venezuela-and-maduros-fall\/\">Operation Absolute Resolve<\/a>, the U.S. military operation that led to strikes on sites in Caracas and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia. Those officials include Secretary of State Marco Rubio, War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Attorney General Pam Bondi, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan &lsquo;Raizin&rsquo; Caine.<\/p>\n<p>The classified briefing comes as Congress was left in the dark about the mission, which took place overnight on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4400241\/maduro-abduction-coincides-anniversary-noriega-raid\/\">MADURO ABDUCTION COINCIDES WITH ANNIVERSARY OF NORIEGA RAID IN PANAMA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While not unprecedented, the silence has nonetheless led to scrutiny from House and Senate Democrats. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), for his part, claimed the administration violated the War Powers Act by not notifying Congress, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4406241\/schumer-senate-vote-venezuela-military-authorization\/\">vowing<\/a> to bring a resolution to the floor that blocks future U.S. military action in Venezuela without congressional approval.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has defended his decision not to notify Congress ahead of the mission by saying lawmakers likely would have leaked the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top-secret operation<\/a>, imperiling it and putting soldiers&rsquo; lives in danger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers to receive classified Venezuela briefing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2529715,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/congress-briefing-venezuela-strikes.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[70130,50462,56991,32640,50813],"class_list":["post-2529714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-congress-briefing","tag-foreign-policy-2","tag-military-strikes","tag-trump-administration","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/congress-briefing-venezuela-strikes.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2529714"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2529718,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2529714\/revisions\/2529718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2529715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2529714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2529714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2529714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}