New York Times

1. Venezuela Live Updates: U.S. Forces Seize Two Tankers; Rubio Lays Out Plan for American Control

   The three-part plan unveiled by the secretary of state included Washington managing the interim authorities in Caracas. Earlier, the U.S. forces boarded a Russian-flagged tanker and a second ship.

2. Maduro Is Gone, but Repression in Venezuela Has Intensified

   Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

3. U.S. Details Plan for Venezuela’s Oil Sales After Trump Claims Millions of Barrels

   The Trump administration said it had an agreement with Venezuela’s government, but the country’s state-owned oil company said negotiations were underway.

4. Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments

   Companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips say that Venezuela owes them billions of dollars for confiscating their assets two decades ago.

5. After Maduro Ouster, Trump’s Venezuela Moves Pose a Challenge for GOP in Congress

   Republicans have cheered the raid that ousted Nicolás Maduro but toiled to square their longstanding views with President Trump’s unclear and rapidly evolving strategy.