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January 3, 2026
Venezuela defense minister says will resist presence of foreign troops
Venezuela will resist the presence of foreign troops, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a video early on Saturday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and was being removed from the country. -snip- ...
Go to discussionTop Democrat calls on Trump to expand oil tanker seizures to target Russia
01/02/26 4:42 PM ET Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Friday called on President Trump to expand the administration’s seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers to tankers coming from Russia. “He’s been using our military to interdict oil tankers because there is this ghost fleet that helps keep Venezuela’s regime alive,” Coons told Jonathan Lemire of “Morning Joe” on MS NOW. “He should be using those same tools to interdict the ghost fleet that helps fund Russia’s brutal war machine, that helps keep the ...
Go to discussionUtah Sen. Mike Lee says Trump administration has briefed him that Maduro will face criminal charges in U.S.
Sat, January 3, 2026 at 5:48 AM EST WASHINGTON (AP) -- Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Trump administration has briefed him that Maduro will face criminal charges in U.S. ...
Go to discussionUS strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country
Updated 5:29 AM EST, January 3, 2026 CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- The United States hit Venezuela with a "large-scale strike" early Saturday and said its president, Nicols Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington -- an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Donald Trump on social media hours after the attack. Multiple explosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through Caracas, the capital, as Madu ...
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