It's out with US Senators' names from Venezuela
Executive summary
Reporting on the U.S. operation in Venezuela identifies individual U.S. senators involved in public statements and briefings — notably Lindsey Graham on Air Force One with President Trump and Marco Rubio speaking for the State Department — but none of the provided sources report a Venezuelan release of a dossier or list "with US Senators' names" originating from Venezuelan authorities; the available records instead focus on U.S. political actors’ reactions and briefings around the capture of Nicolás Maduro [1] [2] [3] [4].
1. What the coverage actually documents: which U.S. senators appear and why
Multiple outlets name specific U.S. senators in the immediate aftermath of the U.S. military action that captured President Nicolás Maduro: CNN notes Senator Lindsey Graham traveling with President Trump and speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One [1], the Associated Press records Secretary of State Marco Rubio disavowing a claim that the U.S. would “run Venezuela” [2], and The Guardian quoted Senator Chris Murphy criticizing a State Department briefing as deceptive [3]; these citations show senators as American political interlocutors and critics, not as items on a Venezuelan list [1] [2] [3].
2. What the sources say about Maduro’s capture and U.S. involvement
The underlying context for those senators’ appearances is a U.S. operation that many outlets describe as a major escalation: Wikipedia and other reporting document the DOJ indictment against Maduro and note that he and Cilia Flores were captured during a U.S.-led operation and brought to the United States for arraignment [4], while timeline pieces and analyses describe airstrikes, strikes on alleged drug-smuggling vessels, and a sequence of military and sanctions moves that preceded the seizure [5] [6].
3. No sourced evidence of a Venezuelan "list" naming U.S. senators — reporting limitations
Among the documents and articles supplied for review there is no reporting that Venezuelan authorities published a dossier or list naming U.S. senators in the sense implied by “It’s out with US Senators' names from Venezuela.” The available pieces instead document U.S. senators’ public roles and reactions to U.S. policy and operations [1] [2] [3]. This analysis is limited to the sources provided; absence of evidence here is not evidence of absence generally, and the reporting set reviewed does not include any Venezuelan-government-originated list of U.S. legislators.
4. How to read overlap between U.S. senators and Venezuela coverage
The presence of senators in coverage reflects their political responsibilities — oversight, foreign-policy advocacy, and public messaging — rather than an indication they are subjects of Venezuelan documents; for instance, Rubio’s statements were framed as U.S. foreign-policy clarifications after presidential remarks [2], Graham’s appearance was reported as part of the presidential entourage and media engagements [1], and Murphy’s comments were part of domestic pushback and concern about administration transparency [3].
5. Why the distinction matters: narrative leverage and possible agendas
Conflating journalists’ or governments’ naming of U.S. senators with a Venezuelan-origin list would shift accountability and meaning: sources here show senators exercising influence and responding to events, and U.S. officials publicly signaling policy aims toward Venezuela, including sanctions and targeting of the oil sector, which are central to the story’s geopolitical and economic stakes [7] [8]. Some outlets and actors are likely to foreground certain details to justify policy escalation or to criticize it — for example, framing the operation as counter-narcotics enforcement versus unlawful intervention — and readers should note those competing frames in the provided reporting [7] [5].
6. Bottom line and next reporting steps
On the record provided, there is clear documentation of U.S. senators’ involvement in statements and oversight surrounding the Venezuela operation, but no sourced instance of Venezuela releasing a list of U.S. senators; verifying that specific claim would require primary Venezuelan government documents or additional reporting not included here. Further reporting should seek original Venezuelan statements, official Venezuelan document dumps or leaks, or follow-on coverage from major investigative outlets to confirm or refute the existence of any such list.