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The Post-Maduro Venezuela

The Post-Maduro Venezuela With John Hayward, National Security Deputy Editor at Breitbart.

Will Republicans Stay Unified After The Capture Of Maduro?

Mondays With Maguire: Will Republicans Stay Unified After The Capture Of Maduro? With Erin Maguire, Republican Strategist.

The Extraction Strategy Of Maduro & The Possible Fall Of The Ayatollah In Iran

The Extraction Strategy Of Maduro & The Possible Fall Of The Ayatollah In Iran With Victoria Coates, vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at the Heritage Foundation, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump, author of the book The Battle For The Jewish State: How Israel-And America-Can Win.

Man detained after break-in at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home

The U.S. Secret Service says a man has been detained after breaking windows and causing property damage at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home. Agents assigned to the residence responded early Monday after hearing a loud noise and found the man attempting to enter the home with a hammer. The incident occurred at the vice president’s house in Cincinnati’s Walnut Hills neighborhood. Authorities say the home was unoccupied at the time, and Vice President Vance and his family were not in Ohio. The Secret Service is coordinating with local police and the U.S. attorney’s office as potential charges are reviewed. Vance’s office says his family has since returned to Washington.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to make first US court appearance

Rubio says US will not govern Venezuela day to day

Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to clarify the U.S. role in Venezuela following the ouster of President Nicolás Maduro, saying the United States does not plan to govern the country day to day, beyond enforcing an existing oil quarantine. Rubio said the quarantine, which targets sanctioned oil tankers, is intended to press for policy changes, including reforms in Venezuela’s oil industry and efforts to curb drug trafficking. His comments appeared aimed at easing concerns that U.S. actions could lead to a prolonged foreign intervention. Those remarks contrast with statements from President Donald Trump, who on Sunday repeated that the United States would be, quote, “running” Venezuela and said America would help fix the country following Maduro’s removal. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, struck a more conciliatory tone, inviting the United States to collaborate and calling for respectful relations. The developments come as Maduro is expected to make his first court appearance in New York on drug trafficking charges, drawing international attention.

Trump says US will tap Venezuela’s oil reserves

President Donald Trump said the United States plans to tap Venezuela’s oil reserves following the removal of President Nicolás Maduro. Trump made the comments Sunday, emphasizing that the U.S. would take steps to manage and utilize the country’s oil resources. The announcement comes as Maduro faces U.S. drug trafficking charges and is expected to make his first court appearance in New York. The move is part of a broader U.S. strategy in the region, which has included sanctions on Venezuelan oil and coordination with interim President Delcy Rodríguez, who has sought to maintain diplomatic engagement with the United States.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to Make First U.S. Court Appearance

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance in a U.S. courtroom today, facing federal drug trafficking and narco-terrorism charges in New York. Maduro and his wife are expected to appear before a judge at midday. The Trump administration has said the criminal charges justified a U.S. operation that brought Maduro to American soil. Maduro has long denied any involvement in drug trafficking. His attorneys are expected to challenge the case, arguing that he is immune from prosecution as a former head of state. Legal experts, however, note that the United States does not recognize Maduro as Venezuela’s legitimate leader, which could allow the prosecution to proceed. The case has drawn comparisons to the 1990 trial of Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega, who was also captured by U.S. forces and tried in an American court. Meanwhile, Delcy Rodríguez has been named Venezuela’s interim president and has demanded Maduro’s return, as international attention focuses on what comes next in the region.

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Trump says no Americans were killed in attack on Venezuela

The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. President Trump announced the news on social media. He says Maduro and his wife are being transported to New York to face criminal charges. Trump says no Americans were killed in the attack.

Maduro's tight grip on Venezuela shaken loose by Trump blitz

Nicolas Maduro ruled Venezuela with a heavy hand for more than 12 years, presiding over deep economic and social crises and resisting pressure from domestic opponents and foreign governments for political change. His rule abruptly ended on Saturday when President Donald Trump announced U.S. forces had captured him and flown him out of the country. Trump said later the U.S. would run Venezuela with a group, adding this would be "until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition." A 63-year-old socialist and the handpicked successor of the late Hugo Chavez, Maduro was long accused by critics both at home and abroad of being a dictator who jailed or persecuted political opponents and repeatedly staged sham elections. Maduro, a salsa aficionado with a flair for theatrics, often called opposition politicians "fascist demons" and took pride in resisting U.S. pressure against him, even having his invocation to Trump of "yes peace, not war" remixed into an electronica song. He was sworn in for a third term in January 2025 following a 2024 election that was widely condemned as fraudulent by international observers and the opposition. Thousands of people who protested against the government's declaration of victory were jailed. Venezuela's opposition, the United States and many other Western countries also considered Maduro's election win in 2018 to be a sham. His government's repressive measures were highlighted by the awarding of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. After Trump announced last October that he was authorizing CIA operations in the country, Maduro blasted "those demonic powers that aim to sink their claws into Venezuela to steal our oil." Maduro has long denied U.S. accusations of connections to drug smuggling and corruption. In August, Washington doubled its reward for Maduro's arrest to $50 million over allegations of drug trafficking and links to criminal groups. Trump said on Saturday that Maduro and his wife would now face American justice. Trump ratcheted up the pressure in recent months with a huge build-up of the U.S. military in the southern Caribbean, more than two dozen strikes on vessels allegedly involved in trafficking drugs in the Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea, and a ramping up of sanctions. A U.N. Fact-Finding Mission found last month that the country's Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) committed serious human rights violations and crimes against humanity over more than a decade in targeting political opponents. Maduro long denied abusing political and human rights, instead describing his government as being at odds with what he views as a decades-long imperialist campaign to topple Chavez's socialist movement and take Venezuela's oil. He and his government called sanctions by the U.S. and others illegitimate measures that amounted to an "economic war" designed to cripple the country. His supporters hailed him as a hero who stood up to Washington in the tradition of Cuba's Fidel Castro. Protesters led months of demonstrations in 2017 against Maduro's government, a period marked by accusations of torture, arbitrary arrests and abuse by security forces. Those protests left 125 people dead. Dozens more died during protests after Maduro's inauguration to his second term in 2019. After the 2024 election, the U.N. found that Maduro's government escalated repressive tactics to crush peaceful protests, with over two dozen dead and 2,400 arrests. Maduro's rule was marked by an extended economic collapse in the once relatively affluent nation that prompted an exodus of some 7.7 million migrants. Almost 82% of Venezuelans live in poverty, with 53% in extreme poverty, unable to buy even basic foodstuffs, a U.N. special rapporteur said in 2024 after visiting the country. Maduro was born into a working-class family on November 23, 1962, son of a trade union leader. He worked as a bus driver during the time army officer Chavez led a failed coup attempt in 1992. He agitated for Chavez to be released from prison and backed his fervent leftist agenda in an era when socialism was well out of favor. After Chavez's 1998 election, Maduro won a seat in the legislature and spent years championing his mentor's self-styled revolution against U.S. intervention in Latin America. Adversaries took swipes at Maduro's working-class roots and portrayed him as a buffoonish cretin who did little more than slavishly repeat Chavez's bombast. But the criticism made little dent in his meteoric rise: he became president of the National Assembly and later foreign minister. In that role he crisscrossed the globe to help build alliances with other developing countries through oil-financed assistance programs. Maduro was narrowly elected president after Chavez died from cancer in 2013. But there was a gaping chasm between his own appeal and the legendary charisma of his predecessor. His rule was quickly plagued by bread lines and product shortages that smacked of Soviet-era collapse, largely due to his unwillingness to unwind lavish Chavez-era subsidies that were unsustainable after the oil boom came to an end. As inflation soared in 2013, Maduro sent troops to occupy shops that sold home appliances and forced them to sell off their wares at fire-sale prices, helping fuel his popularity in the run-up to a nationwide election for mayors. In 2018, militants attempted to assassinate him by sending explosives-laden drones over the top of a rally he was addressing on a Caracas avenue, leading him to reduce his spontaneous public appearances and limit live broadcasts of public events. Throughout his career, Maduro was often flanked by his wife, Cilia Flores, who held numerous high-ranking positions, including attorney general and chief of parliament, and was often seen as a power broker with as much influence as her spouse. Trump said on Saturday Flores was also captured and flown out of the country.

Trump Says U.S. Will Run Venezuela Until Safe Transition Of Power Takes Place

The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving President Nicolas Maduro in an overnight operation on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. "This was one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American might and competence in American history," Trump said at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he was flanked by senior officials, including Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Trump said Maduro was in custody and that American officials would take control of Venezuela. "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," he said. "We can't take a chance that someone else takes over Venezuela who doesn't have the interests of Venezuelans in mind."

Trump addresses Venezuela military operation

The U.S. attacked Venezuela and deposed its long-serving autocratic President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, President Donald Trump said, in Washington's most direct intervention in Latin America since the 1989 invasion of Panama. "The United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela and its leader, President Nicolas Maduro, who has been, along with his wife, captured and flown out of the country," Trump said in a Truth Social post. Ahead of the overnight strikes, the U.S. had accused Maduro of running a "narco-state" and rigging the 2024 election. The Venezuelan leader, a 63-year-old former bus driver handpicked by the dying Hugo Chavez to succeed him in 2013, has denied those claims and said Washington was intent on taking control of his nation's oil reserves, the largest in the world. Speaking to Fox News, Trump said Maduro was captured by special operations forces and whisked by helicopters to the Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship in the Caribbean, ahead of his transfer to New York. Trump says the U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place. Stay with SNC for updates on this developing story.

Venezuela's Maduro & Wife Face Criminal Charges In U.S.

AG Pamela Bondi reacts to Maduro capture on X: "Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolas Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States. They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts. On behalf of the entire U.S. DOJ, I would like to thank President Trump for having the courage to demand accountability on behalf of the American People, and a huge thank you to our brave military who conducted the incredible and highly successful mission to capture these two alleged international narco traffickers." Stay with SNC for updates on this developing story.

President Trump Adresses Venezuela Strike, Maduro Capture Pt.2

President Trump Adresses Venezuela Strike, Maduro Capture Pt.1

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