According to the official, the CIA had a small team operating covertly on the ground in Venezuela since August, and was able to provide “extraordinary insights” into Maduro’s life patterns.
Rodriguez, 56, is a Caracas native. She was born on May 18, 1969, and is the daughter of left-wing guerrilla fighter Jorge Antonio Rodriguez.
Trump noted that the forces that captured Maduro suffered a few injuries and no deaths.
The announcement comes after US President Donald Trump confirmed that morning that Maduro, along with his wife, had been captured as American airstrikes slammed into targets across Venezuela.
Two senior officials from India and Pakistan met while other regional leaders were in Dhaka for the funeral of former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
US allies are "monitoring the situation." US President Trump will be holding a press conference later on Saturday to share more information.
The Venezuelan government does not know the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro or his wife Cilia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said.
Satellite imagery showed increased activity and construction at multiple nuclear development and production sites across China.
A Reuters review of content on X found more than 20 cases in which women - and some men - had images digitally stripped of clothing using xAI's flagship chatbot, Grok.
The FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack planned for New Year's Eve, the US Justice Department released on Friday.
The appointment of Kyrylo Budanov marks a significant shift for a position traditionally occupied by a civilian mainly focused on domestic politics.
