Maduro captured: U.S. military operation targets Venezuela after months of tensions
President Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country.
Machado gives Trump her Nobel medal in White House meeting on Venezuela’s future
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado presented President Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize on Thursday during a meeting to discuss her country’s future following President Nicolas Maduro’s ouster.
Machado says Venezuelans can ‘count on’ Trump after White House meeting
President Trump met with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado at the White House Thursday to discuss her country’s future following the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro, although Mr. Trump does not think she can lead the country right now.
Bringing Maduro to justice is about U.S. security
For years, Washington talked. Our enemies acted.
Judge rejects lawyer’s disputed bid to join ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s defense team
A federal judge on Monday nixed a former high-ranking Justice Department official’s attempt to join the team defending ex-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s defense team, ruling that lawyer Bruce Fein had “no legal basis” to do so.
Trump ‘inclined’ to bar ExxonMobil from Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting
President Trump said Sunday that he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolas Maduro.
What the Chinese learned from America’s raid on Venezuela
In our 50-year-long twilight struggle with the Soviet Union, it was often said that the U.S. overestimated the capabilities of the Russians and consistently underestimated their threat.
Maduro’s capture exposes an ugly alignment between Democrats and dictators
Who would not applaud the capture of a narco-terrorist drug kingpin directly complicit in the murder of 400,000 Americans? Unfortunately, many.
Leavitt reposts insider account on X that alleges U.S. used sonic weapons in Maduro raid
A reported insider’s account of the raid on Nicolas Maduro’s safehouse reposted Saturday by White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt has fueled global speculation about a mysterious “sonic” weapon allegedly used by U.S. soldiers.
With Cuban ally Maduro ousted, Trump warns Havana to make a ‘deal’ before it’s too late
President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the government of Cuba as the close ally of Venezuela braces for potential widespread unrest after Nicolas Maduro was deposed as Venezuela’s leader.
A $400,000 payout after Maduro’s capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight
Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election - and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
U.S. seizes oil tanker suspected of carrying embargoed Venezuelan oil in Caribbean
The U.S. seized an oil tanker suspected of carrying embargoed oil from Venezuela in a predawn mission.
The fate of Venezuela: What happens next?
President Trump’s authorization of the brazen U.S. military raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas has sent questions swirling around what comes next for the South American nation and what the Trump administration’s strategy is for preventing a total economic and security meltdown in Venezuela.
Why Trump’s bold move could obliterate the Chavez-Maduro hellscape
Let’s pull back the curtain a bit on life under Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chavez, to better understand why so many see President Trump’s actions as a pathway to liberty.
Vance says he is heavily involved in Venezuela planning
Vice President J. D. Vance on Thursday rejected media reports that Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, was shut out of planning for the raid on Nicolas Maduro because of her past opposition to military intervention in Venezuela.
U.S. ready for more superpower moves in its hemisphere as plans are made for Venezuela’s oil
Oil company executives are scheduled to meet with President Trump at the White House on Friday to discuss plans for stabilizing and boosting Venezuela’s oil production after the ouster of President Nicholas Maduro.
5 questions about America’s military reach
In a two-week period, U.S. forces destroyed over 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, struck extremists in northern Nigeria, and executed a daring raid capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas.
Protesters in South Africa condemn U.S. intervention in Venezuela, call for Maduro’s release
Dozens of people gathered outside the U.S. Embassy in the South African capital Thursday to protest the U.S. intervention in Venezuela and the capture of former president Nicolas Maduro.
Lawmakers praise military operation in Venezuela, but some want details made public
Lawmakers from both parties debriefed on classified details of the capture of Nicolas Maduro say the daring U.S. operation was impressive, but that the administration owes Americans a fuller explanation for the raid.
Venezuela invasion a blow to the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. invasion of Venezuela and kidnapping of Nicolas Maduro, the domestically recognized Venezuelan president, violated the U.S. Constitution and international law.
Trump can redraw the Western Hemisphere
President Trump’s removal of Nicolas Maduro from power in Venezuela cements his status as a transformative foreign policy leader.
Venezuela’s military buries soldiers slain in US operation to capture Maduro
Venezuela’s military held a mass funeral in the country’s capital on Wednesday as it began to bury dozens of soldiers slain during the United States’ weekend operation to capture former President Nicolas Maduro.
Polymarket bets on Nicolas Maduro’s ouster, U.S. invasion of Venezuela raises eyebrows
Well-timed wagers made on the online betting platform Polymarket about U.S. military action in Venezuela have users wondering if insider information is involved.
Mexico becomes crucial fuel supplier to Cuba but pledges no extra shipments after Maduro toppled
As the United States prepares to seize control of Venezuelan oil and the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump hardens its stance toward Cuba, Mexico has emerged as a key fuel supplier to Havana.
Venezuela, Nigeria, Syria: U.S. military shows its power to strike anywhere on Earth
U.S. forces in a two-week stretch destroyed more than 70 Islamic State targets in Syria, struck extremists in northern Nigeria and carried out a daring raid to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from a heavily guarded compound in Caracas.
EU pushes forward long-discussed free trade deal with South America
The European Union is renewing internal negotiations over a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela a week after the United States’ audacious raid there to detain President Nicolas Maduro.
Tucker Carlson faces conservative backlash over Maduro ‘gay marriage’ theory
Tucker Carlson is facing ridicule from fellow conservatives after a resurfaced video shows him theorizing that the U.S. might capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to promote gay marriage.
Energy boss Wright says U.S. will control Venezuelan oil flow ‘indefinitely’
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday the U.S. government will direct the sale of Venezuelan oil for the foreseeable future to benefit the world and the South American country.
U.S. seizes 2 sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean
The U.S. has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday.
U.S. seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker that defied blockade and had reregistered as Russian vessel
The U.S. has intercepted and boarded a Venezuela-linked oil tanker, now registered under Russia, in the North Atlantic after multiple weeks of pursuit.
Tucker Carlson mocked for predicting gay marriage as motivation for Maduro raid
There were plenty of reasons for the U.S. to want Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro out of power, but as far as Tucker Carlson is concerned, the socialist strongman may have crossed the line with his opposition to gay marriage.
Maduro’s arrest is about so much more than oil
There are those who believe that politics began the day they were born.
Trump’s Venezuela incursion a strategic signal, not chaos
What unfolded in Venezuela this weekend was not simply the collapse of a failing regime. It was a demonstration of power, patience and strategic clarity.
Democrats, global powers demand clarity as Trump revels in ‘brilliant’ Maduro raid
President Trump took a victory lap Tuesday over his “brilliant” operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as Democrats demanded clarity about what comes next, saying Americans cannot afford an open-ended commitment in the South American nation.
China loses key regional ally and oil source in Maduro’s ouster
China is losing a key regional ally and major source of oil from the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, whose leftist regime was a hoped-for part of Beijing’s global expansion initiatives, security experts say.
At House GOP retreat, Trump marvels over Venezuela raid: ‘So complex’
President Trump on Tuesday defended his decision to depose and arrest Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro as a “brilliant” operation that took a “violent guy” out of South America.
What’s next in Venezuela? Sen. Shaheen says Trump team’s briefing lacked follow-up
The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Monday’s briefing from Trump administration officials about Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. raid that toppled Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, offered few details about what comes next.
‘We’re going to keep the oil,’ Trump tells TV host about Venezuela
President Trump is rejecting comparisons between his capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and President George W. Bush’s invasion of Iraq, saying the U.S. plans to keep the oil from the South American nation.
After ‘robust’ classified briefing on Venezuela operation, Republicans say U.S. ‘not at war’
Republicans defended the administration’s actions after an evening briefing to congressional leadership on Monday night over the recent operations in Venezuela.
After Maduro, Trump signals his next target: Mexico’s drug cartels
President Trump, fresh from nabbing cartel kingpin Nicolas Maduro, is now focusing on how to defeat the powerful Mexican cartels who push deadly drugs, and criminal migrants, into America.
House Democratic leader Jeffries says Venezuela attack about oil, not drugs
House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said it’s not believable that the military action in Venezuela has anything to do with stopping the flow of drugs into the United States after President Trump pardoned a former Honduran president of his drug crimes.
Oil gives the U.S. major leverage over Venezuela. How will the Trump administration use it?
Venezuela’s state-run oil company is reducing production as a U.S. military blockade severely strains the country’s fuel storage capacity, underscoring the Trump administration’s significant economic leverage over the new leaders in Caracas.
China’s hemisphere strategy and Monroe Doctrine 2.0
The downfall of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro serves as another powerful reminder: China’s campaign for global dominance isn’t confined to the Taiwan Strait or Indo-Pacific trade routes.
Dictators everywhere, take note: Trump means business
Venezuelans are celebrating in the streets of Caracas and around the world after U.S. forces staged a flawless removal of brutal dictator and narco-trafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife.
Democrats wanted Maduro gone — until Trump took him out
Democrats ripped into President Trump for taking out Venezuelan dictator and accused narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro, but many of them have long called for removing the South American dictator and bashed Mr. Trump during his first term for failing to “get rid” of him.
After Venezuela, Trump faces a defining choice on Iran
Now that President Trump has cut the head off the murderous Maduro regime in Venezuela, he should follow it up by supporting the people of Iran in their fight for freedom.
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Michael Waltz to Security Council: U.S. is not at war with Venezuela
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz asserted Monday that the U.S. is not at war with Venezuela and the weekend military operation to remove Nicolas Maduro from power was legitimate.
Maduro, donning prison uniform, pleads not guilty in first appearance before judge in NYC
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro told a federal judge that he was “captured” as he pleaded not guilty in a federal courtroom in New York City to charges he masterminded a narco-terrorism conspiracy.
Maduro arrest mirrors Noriega capture 36 years later, but Trump has no exit strategy
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday mirrors the 1990 capture of Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, with both accused of drug smuggling and racketeering. But the similarities largely end there.
Maduro’s removal draws comparisons to Noriega, though stark challenges remain
On the same day, 36 years apart, the U.S. launched shocking and consequential military operations in Latin America aimed at securing American interests abroad by removing unpopular authoritarian leaders.
Left-wing ‘Stop War with Venezuela’ campaign gets supercharged by U.S. arrest of Maduro
Demand Progress has amplified its campaign to persuade Americans to demand Congress support a war powers resolution “to stop the war with Venezuela” now that the U.S. has captured President Nicolas Maduro and put him on trial in New York.
After Maduro’s capture, America owns the Venezuela problem
The United States is responsible for Venezuela now.
32 Cuban officers were killed in U.S. operation in Venezuela, Havana says
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
Trump: ‘We’re in charge’ of Venezuela
President Trump said Sunday that the United States is effectively running the show in Venezuela — and argued that helping rebuild the South American nation is a far different case from past U.S. nation-building efforts in the Middle East.
CIA operatives tracked Venezuelan dictator for months before Saturday morning capture operation
The United States executed a dramatic military operation early Saturday morning to capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife from their heavily guarded compound in Caracas. The mission involved more than 150 aircraft, including fighter jets, bombers, and helicopters, and represented the culmination of months of intelligence gathering by CIA operatives embedded in Venezuela.
