The Briefing: How Capitol Hill reacted to news of Nicolás Maduro's capture

It is the perpetual question in Congress.

Was the Speaker briefed?

When will they give you a briefing?

I don’t know anything about that, because I haven’t been briefed yet.

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A Congressional "briefing" is supposed to shed light on unanswered questions.

And the questions are legion after the U.S. military mission to extract Nicolás Maduro from Caracas.

That initial "briefing" unfolded Monday night at the Capitol.