JD Vance skips Trump’s Venezuela spotlight, but aide says he was ‘deeply involved’ behind the scenes
JD Vance was absent from Trump's briefing on Maduro capture due to security concerns. Venezuelan leader taken into U.S. custody in major operation.
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Rubio to Cuba: ‘I’d be concerned’ after US military arrests Venezuelan leader Maduro
A U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, bringing them to face federal drug trafficking charges on American soil.
Trump says “we’re going to run” Venezuela until peaceful transition takes place
Washington — President Trump said Saturday the U.S. would “run the country” of Venezuela “until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition” after President Nicolás Maduro was captured in an overnight military operation. Mr. Trump said in remarks from Mar-a-Lago that the U.S. carried out an “assault like people have not seen
Maduro-backed TdA gang’s expansion into US cities emerges as key focus of sweeping DOJ indictment
Nicolas Maduro faces narco-terrorism and cocaine conspiracy charges in unsealed U.S. indictment after military operation captures Venezuelan president and wife.
Trump vows US will ‘run’ Venezuela until ‘safe’ transition of power
President Donald Trump announces U.S. will 'run the country' in Venezuela temporarily after special forces captured dictator Nicolas Maduro, promising transition.
Trump Says US Will Run Venezuela Until Transition
US President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R), CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2025. President Trump said Saturday that US forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas
House GOP critics break with Trump over Venezuela operation that captured Maduro
GOP critics slam President Donald Trump's Venezuela military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, questioning constitutional authority and legal precedent for the action.