US capture of Maduro throws spotlight on Venezuela’s massive oil reserves
Despite holding the world’s largest oil reserves, Venezuela’s oil industry has been hollowed out by economic collapse under President Nicolás Maduro.
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U.S. captures Maduro after strikes; Trump says “we’re going to run the country” for now
The Trump administration informed congressional leaders about the strikes only after the Venezuela operation began, congressional sources said. The gang of eight, the House and Senate leaders and the chairs and ranking members of the intelligence committees, received the notification. The chairman of the Senate Select Intelligence Committee, GOP Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, confirmed
NYC Mayor Mamdani Defends Revoking Predecessor’s Executive Orders
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs executive orders while accompanied by his campaign volunteers during a press conference at Grand Army Plaza in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on Jan. 2, 2026. Jeenah Moon/Reuters New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Friday defended his decision to rescind a dozen executive orders issued
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.
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.