<h1>US seizure of Venezuela's leader and plan to run transition and oil exports, sparking questions over authorisation</h1> US forces seized Venezuela's leader and removed him to the US to face prosecution under a newly released Justice Department indictment alleging participation in a narco-terrorism conspiracy; this initiates US criminal proceedings against him and his spouse and asserts a law-enforcement basis for the operation. The administration stated it would temporarily 'run' Venezuela to manage a transition and rehabilitate and exploit oil infrastructure for exports; this signals an intended US-administered interim governance arrangement affecting control of state functions and oil operations. The legal authority for the military action was not identified, and Congress had not specifically authorised use of military force for the strikes and related operations; this prompted demands for briefings and raised questions about domestic legal authorisation for the action.