U.S. airlines are flying in and out of the Caribbean again Sunday after the surprise U.S. attack on Venezuela prompted the FAA to close the airspace over much of the Caribbean Saturday. Kris Van Cleave reports on how many stranded Americans are still waiting for flights home. Original CBS News Link</a
What happens next in Venezuela after the U.S. capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro with President Trump saying he plans to “run” that country? Retired Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, who served as national security advisor in the first Trump administration, shares his thoughts on that question and more. Original CBS News Link</a
Many Venezuelans outside their home country celebrating Maduro’s capture – CBS News Watch CBS News Celebrations marking the end of Nicolás Maduro’s rule erupted throughout the weekend for many Venezuelans living outside their home country. Cristian Benavides has more. link.lazyload { position: absolute; } .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: 100%; } .device–type-mobile .content__meta-wrapper::before { width: calc(100vw –
A day after the U.S. raid in Venezuela that captured former President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump has put new Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez on notice. “If she doesn’t do what’s right”, Trump told the Atlantic on Sunday, “she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro.” Charlie D’Agata reports. Original CBS
Commentary Recently, President Donald Trump unveiled his National Security Strategy, marking a departure from the approaches of his predecessors. To varying degrees, aspects of the strategy resemble a modern iteration of the Monroe Doctrine, as outlined by America’s fifth president, James Monroe. Of course, the new version goes far beyond what Monroe envisioned two centuries
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said the operation to capture Maduro is “clearly illegal under international law,” while pointing to broader implications. “Think of what Russia and China just learned,” Himes said on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan.” “Russia and China just learned that all you need to
(L–R) CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listen as President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Fla., on Jan. 3, 2026. Joe Raedle/Getty Images WASHINGTON—On the morning of Jan. 3, many Americans woke up to news