Criminal networks including Tren de Aragua cartel and ELN guerrillas exploit power vacuum in Venezuela after former President Nicolás Maduro's arrest, threatening transition efforts.

President Donald Trump ’s critics are taking a victory lap after the Senate voted today to advance a resolution purporting to limit his power to use military force in Venezuela. Five Republicans joined Democrats in a procedural move that amounts to sending Trump a strongly worded letter of disapproval.

Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad.

Sen. Mark Kelly, who previously called on troops to "refuse illegal orders," hesitated on CNN's "The Lead" to call the recent Venezuela operation "illegal."

The release, which began on Thursday, offers the first gesture of conciliation under an interim government, even as arrests and crackdowns continue.

Republican Sens. Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Josh Hawley voted with all Democrats to advance the measure.

Here are the basic questions about what happened on Jan. 3, the context you should know, and where things could go next, answered.

"Look, we're all part of the same team," Vance said while addressing rumors that he and Gabbard were left out of Venezuela talks.

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was captured in an overnight attack, some Democrats and a Republican are pushing to block future U.S. strikes.