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Oil, drugs, sphere of influence: How Venezuela became the epicenter of Trump’s foreign policy

The stunning military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and brought him to the U.S. to stand trial was a drastic step taken by a commander in chief who traditionally has been cautious about military entanglements abroad.

Protests planned to denounce U.S. raid in Venezuela

Protests are scheduled to pop up around the U.S. and beyond in response to the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela that resulted in the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro.

This wasn’t an arrest in Venezuela. This was an unauthorized regime-change war

Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both justified the United States’s overnight invasion of Venezuela and capture of its president, Nicolas Maduro, as a law-enforcement action, rather than an act of war. Thus, they argued, Trump didn’t need congressional authorization. But Trump’s own words — his description of the attack, his […]

Capturing Maduro was the extraordinarily challenging but easier part

Delta Force, the Army’s premier special operations unit, has just earned another testament to its deserved reputation as the world’s finest close-quarters battle special forces team. In a remarkable operation overnight Friday-Saturday, Delta Force and, presumably, a small number of FBI-Hostage Rescue Team operators, helicoptered into the Venezuelan capital of Caracas and forcibly seized dictator […]

Trump says Machado ‘doesn’t have the support’ in Venezuela, wasn’t consulted

President Trump on Saturday said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado "doesn't have the support" within Venezuela to be its next leader after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and said she was not consulted prior to the operation. "I think it would be very tough for her to be the leader," Trump said...

Five key takeaways on Trump’s stunning toppling of Maduro 

President Trump sent shockwaves throughout the world when the U.S. successfully carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The large scale operation took place in the early hours of Saturday and involved more than 150 U.S. aircraft. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were swiftly charged in the Southern District of New York and are en route...

Trump’s judicial battles raise profiles of federal judges

The Trump administration’s escalating clash with the judiciary over immigration, spending priorities and more is turning previously unknown judges like James Boasberg and Paula Xinis into household names. The judiciary has been a notable battleground in President Trump’s first year back in office, particularly given Congress’s compliance with his vision. More than 500 legal challenges have been...

Maduro is Venezuela’s only president, says VP Delcy Rodriguez

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday said President Nicolás Maduro is their country's only president, several hours after U.S. troops captured him and his wife to face charges in New York. "There is only one president in Venezuela, and his name is Nicolas Maduro Moros," Rodriguez said in a televised address to Venezuelans hours...

Mamdani strongly condemns Trump’s capture of Venezuelan leader Maduro as ‘act of war’

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani slammed President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro as an "act of war" and vowed to protect New Yorkers.

‘An illegal war’: Democratic 2028ers scold Trump on Venezuela

The top Democratic contenders to succeed Donald Trump in the Oval Office excoriated the president for his overnight strike on Venezuela on Saturday, sharply...

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