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Issues / Armed Forces & National Security / Event · Jan 3 – Jan 3, 2026

Nicolás Maduro Arrest

8Members · 5 D · 3 R
7Actions · 5 D · 2 R
7States & territories · MI · VA · IA · MD lead
0Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeSun28Mon29Tue30Wed31Thu1Fri2Sat37Total
Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 1
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 4
PraisedCredit for a decision or person 2

What members did

8 members · 7 actions

There is no proposal to be for or against here. Members are grouped by what they did.

Criticized · 4

D 4 R 0
  • DKweisi MfumeMD · HouseJan 3

    Criticized Trump's military action in Venezuela as illegal invasion without congressional approval.

  • DGregory W. MeeksNY · HouseJan 3

    Condemned unauthorized military action in Venezuela as unconstitutional and violation of international law.

  • DJames P. McGovernMA · HouseJan 3

    Condemned Trump's military action in Venezuela as illegal and unconstitutional without congressional authorization.

  • DBetty McCollumMN · HouseJan 3

    Demanded Trump cease military strikes on Venezuela, called strikes illegal and unauthorized.

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  • DBetty McCollumMN · HouseJan 3

    Demanded Trump cease military strikes on Venezuela, called strikes illegal and unauthorized.

Praised · 2

D 0 R 2

Made requests · 1

D 1 R 0

Based on press releases since Jan 3, 2026. AI summaries of each release.

What each party did · Democrats 5 · Republicans 2

  • 1Requested action0
  • 4Criticized0
  • 0Praised2

By state

Actions by members from each state, split by party. A joint release counts once for each member on it.

  • MI2
  • VA1
  • IA1
  • MD1
  • NY1
  • MA1
  • MN1

Every action

7 actions · 8 releases
  1. Jan 3, 2026
    • Praise

      RMoolenaar MI, RMcGuire VA

      Praised military operation capturing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

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    • Praise

      RMiller-Meeks IA

      Praised military capture of Maduro as victory against narco-terrorism and fentanyl trafficking.

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    • Criticism

      DMfume MD

      Criticized Trump's military action in Venezuela as illegal invasion without congressional approval.

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    • Criticism

      DMeeks NY

      Condemned unauthorized military action in Venezuela as unconstitutional and violation of international law.

      Release ↗

    • Criticism

      DMcGovern MA

      Condemned Trump's military action in Venezuela as illegal and unconstitutional without congressional authorization.

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    • Request

      DMcDonald Rivet MI

      Expressed concern about military action in Venezuela, called for congressional briefing and approval.

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    • Criticism

      DMcCollum MN

      Demanded Trump cease military strikes on Venezuela, called strikes illegal and unauthorized.

      Release ↗

Summaries, action types, amounts and positions are read from each press release by AI and can be wrong. Joint releases (same day, same action, matching title or amount) count once. How it works