Trump Says US Will Run Venezuela in Interim: What We Know So Far

President Donald Trump shared his plans for Venezuela on Jan. 3 during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, outlining what would happen next and who would lead the country after what he called an “extremely successful” U.S. military operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power the night before. The country’s decades-long socialist

How the U.S. captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

Washington — After months of preparation that included building a replica of Nicolás Maduro’s compound and studying his daily habits, U.S. forces arrived at the Venezuelan president’s residence in downtown Caracas just after 2 a.m. local time Saturday.  President Trump and Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, detailed the stunning

9 Takeaways From Trump’s Address on Operation to Capture Maduro

President Donald Trump addressed the nation on Saturday morning following the successful capture and extradition of Venezuelan leader and suspected narcotrafficker Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The president, sharing details of the joint military and law enforcement operation, announced that the United States will run Venezuela until the country is ready for a

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