Month: January 2026

The U.S. capture of Nicolas Maduro – praised by Trump as stunning and powerful – leaves behind uncertainty about who is running the oil-rich country.

Trump’s plan to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry and ask American companies to revitalize it after capturing that country’s president in a military raid isn’t likely to have a significant immediate impact on oil prices.

North Korea on Sunday fired a number of ballistic missiles to its east prior to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung heading to China, the South Korean military said, according to The Associated Press. Per the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military identified multiple launches of ballistic missiles in the capital region of…

President Trump’s operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday drew a sharp response in the U.S. and abroad, from outright praise to fury, with some expressing gladness over the end of a dictator’s regime tempered by concern over how it was handled. The massive covert operation, in the works since late summer, followed…

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration’s attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state’s childcare providers. Day care operators and advocates have few answers about how the sudden stoppage will impact their communities. They said the restriction is putting providers at risk of closure and…

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now on U.S. soil after the Trump administration captured and removed him from power. Late on Saturday, Maduro reportedly arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., after being flown into the city by helicopter, senior law enforcement officials told Jackie Koppell and Andrew Fischer Espitallier of NewsNation, The…

The protests, have become the biggest in Iran since 2022, when the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody triggered nationwide demonstrations.

United States elected officials reacted to the early morning airstrike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Saturday.

The U.S. strikes in Venezuela are sure to reignite a centuries-old debate about when the president can deploy the military.

The Trump administration’s move to capture and remove from power Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday has sparked a political crisis in the South American country after more than a decade under the strongman’s rule. Maduro, whom the U.S. government views as an illegitimate leader, and his wife were taken to New York to face…

The New York City mayor called Saturday’s U.S. military operation in Caracas an “act of war” that violates both “federal and international law.”

President Trump on Saturday said the operation in Venezuela, which culminated with strikes on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, were part of what he coined the “Don-roe Doctrine.” Trump said under Maduro, Venezuela hosted “foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and…

“Congress should not be sidelined as the Trump administration gets sucked into another nation-building quagmire,” Schumer said.

President Trump dropped a bombshell early Saturday when he announced U.S. strikes against Venezuela and the capture of the country’s strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro. At a news conference at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort later in the day, the president detailed a plan for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place, even as Venezuelan…

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…

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…
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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…
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Major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region and warned passengers that the disruptions could continue for days.

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…

“We’ve just been completely lied to,” Rep. Seth Moulton said of the Trump administration’s military strike on Venezuela.

It is unclear how Trump plans to oversee Venezuela.

The defense secretary delivered a series of bravado-loaded comments during a press conference Saturday.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face cocaine importation conspiracy charges and other counts in an indictment newly unsealed Saturday after their capture. The four-count superseding indictment, which also charges other Venezuelan government officials and allies, alleges Maduro leveraged government power to protect and promote vast criminal conduct — from drug trafficking to terrorism — for the benefit of himself…
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The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday lauded President Trump’s capture of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, calling the military operation “a major victory for American interests.” “Millions of people around the world, most of all in Venezuela, are celebrating the downfall of the dictator Nicolás Maduro,” the board wrote. “President Donald Trump’s decision to capture him…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday warned Cuba’s leaders that “I’d be concerned” following the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during an attack earlier in the day. Rubio spoke to reporters at a press conference at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The secretary accused Cuba of being “run by incompetent,…