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Many Venezuelans outside their home country celebrating Maduro’s capture

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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 –

Uncertainty in Venezuela as Trump threatens country’s new president

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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

Is Trump Restoring the Monroe Doctrine?

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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

Maduro in U.S. after capture; Trump officials weigh in on next steps for Venezuela

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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

Family of Rep. Hortman ask Trump to remove post spreading conspiracy theories on her death

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Several lawmakers are condemning President Trump after he shared a video on social media Saturday alleging Gov. Tim Walz is behind the assassination of former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman. Walz responded to the president’s Truth Social post, saying it is “dangerous, depraved behavior from the sitting president of the United States.” “In covering for

Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to “stop the threats” about Greenland

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The prime minister of Denmark on Sunday called on President Trump to “stop the threats” about taking over Greenland after the U.S. president reiterated his wish to take over the Danish territory. Since returning to White House a year ago, Mr. Trump has repeatedly claimed that making Greenland part of the United States would serve