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2:50 PM ET, January 3, 2026

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New York Times:
Trump Shared an Image of Maduro Blindfolded and Handcuffed  —  Watch Live: President Trump Speaks After U.S. Captures Maduro  —  LIVE  —  Here's the latest:  — President Trump said the United States would “run” Venezuela “until such time that we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition …
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New York Times:
Trump's Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise  —  Over the past few months, President Trump has deployed an imposing military force in the Caribbean to threaten Venezuela.  Until now, the president used that force — an aircraft carrier, at least seven other warships …
Amy Sedghi / The Guardian:
US attacks Venezuela, captures president Maduro and says he will face criminal charges in America - live  —  US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’  —  US attorney general confirms Maduro will face criminal charges after indictment in New York
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
U.S. strikes Venezuela and captures Maduro; Trump says “we're going to run the country” for now  —  What to know about the U.S. military attack on Venezuela  — President Trump said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were “captured and flown out of the Country” …
Tyler Pager / New York Times:
In a Phone Interview, Trump Celebrated the Capture of Maduro  —  In a call with The New York Times, President Trump called the U.S. operation in Venezuela “brilliant” but did not address whether he had consulted Congress.  —  President Trump sounded tired.
Associated Press:
US strikes Venezuela and says its leader, Maduro, has been captured and flown out of the country  —  The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped …
Jill Lawless / Associated Press:
What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro  —  The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country.
Associated Press:
Live updates: Trump says US is ‘going to run’ Venezuela in interim.  No immediate signs of US control  —  The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office …
Marianna Parraga / Reuters:
Venezuela vice president Rodriguez in Russia, four sources say  —  Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez is in Russia, four sources familiar with her movements said on Saturday, after President Donald Trump said President Nicolas Maduro had been seized by U.S. forces after an attack on the country.
Reuters:
Nicolas Maduro's heavy-handed rule in Venezuela is finally ended by Trump  —  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.
Associated Press:
Live updates: US strikes Venezuela and says its leader has been captured and flown out of the country  —  The United States hit Venezuela with a “large-scale strike” early Saturday and said its president and first lady had been captured and flown out of the country after months of intense pressure …
Politico:
‘Iraq 2.0’: Democrats seethe at Trump's surprise Venezuela strike … Trump announced the strike in an early morning post on Truth Social Saturday, touching off a wave of praise from ideologically aligned members of his party — and fierce criticism from Democrats.
Mehdi Hasan / Zeteo:
Trump's Venezuela Attack: It's All About the Oil, Stupid!  —  Here are five times Donald Trump himself admitted that illegally attacking Venezuela and toppling Nicolás Maduro was aimed at seizing the country's massive oil reserves.  —  ∙ Paid  —  To understand why Donald Trump just …
Connor O'Brien / Politico:
Senate to vote on war powers measure following Maduro ouster
Discussion: The Hill, Roll Call, MS NOW and Semafor
Reuters:
Democratic lawmakers say they were misled on Venezuela
Reuters:
Column of smoke seen, loud noises heard in Venezuelan capital
Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Why the U.S. went after Maduro
NPR:
‘We are going to run the country,’ Trump says after strike on Venezuela
NBC News:
‘We are going to run the country’: Trump says U.S. will govern Venezuela until there's a ‘proper transition’
Andrew Childers / Axios:
After capturing Maduro, Trump ramps up pressure on Mexico
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Trump faces quick criticism from Democrats over Maduro capture
David Frum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Critics Are Falling Into an Obvious Trap
Discussion: Townhall
Jasmine Wright / NOTUS:
Trump Says U.S. Has Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
Carole Cadwalladr / How to Survive the Broligarchy:   The Threat from America  —  A note on who I am and what I'm doing: I'm an investigative journalist …
Andrew Childers / Axios:
Trump: “We're going to run” Venezuela until power can be transferred
Erica Orden / Politico:
Prosecutors charge Maduro, along with his wife and son, with drug trafficking
Victor Loh / CNBC:
U.S. attacks Venezuela, captures Maduro and his wife; AG Bondi says charges include ‘Narco-Terrorism’
Lisa Friedman / New York Times:
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine.  A Top Official's Husband Profited.  —  Karen Budd-Falen, the No. 3 at the Interior Department, didn't disclose a $3.5 million water-rights contract between her husband and the developers of a Nevada mine, records show.
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Just after midnight on January 1, in a private ceremony in the long-closed former City Hall subway station in Manhattan, New York Attorney General Letitia James swore Zohran Mamdani into office as mayor of New York on a historic Quran.  Hours later, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) …
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Adam Lehodey / City Journal:
“The Warmth of Collectivism” Comes to City Hall
 
 
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