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11:10 AM ET, January 4, 2026

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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It looks weak”: Dems fume at their party's response to Maduro capture … - Party leaders have raged at Trump for bypassing Congress and leaving them in the dark about the operation to capture Maduro, which involved striking several military targets in Venezuela's capital city.
Discussion: KARE-TV, NOTUS and Raw Story
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Max Tani / Semafor:
News organizations held off on reporting Venezuela raid  —  The Scoop  —  The New York Times and Washington Post learned of a secret US raid on Venezuela soon before it was scheduled to begin Friday night — but held off publishing what they knew to avoid endangering US troops …
Wall Street Journal:
After Maduro Ouster, Trump Takes On the Risks of Governing Venezuela  —  The administration is racing to get an interim government in place, even as pushback from Maduro's allies raise fears of instability  —  With Nicolás Maduro out of power, the Trump administration is racing …
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Americans do not want war with Venezuela  —  President Donald Trump announced at a press conference on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 that the United States government had successfully captured Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela, and would try him domestically for crime related …
New York Times:
How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela's New Leader  —  Nicolás Maduro balked at a gilded exile.  U.S. officials then saw a more pliant option in his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, known for stabilizing Venezuela's economy.  —  It was one dance move too many for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro.
Washington Post:
Rubio takes on most challenging role yet: Viceroy of Venezuela  —  The top U.S. diplomat has pushed for regime change for over a decade.  Now the hard part begins.  —  Marco Rubio has held many titles during Donald Trump's presidency.  He may have just acquired his most challenging one yet: Viceroy of Venezuela.
Politico:
Trump admin sends tough private message to oil companies on Venezuela … But people in the industry said the administration's message has left them still leery about the difficulty of rebuilding decayed oil fields in a country where it's not even clear who will lead the country for the foreseeable future.
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Wants to Unlock Venezuela's Oil Reserves.  A Huge Challenge Awaits.  —  The president wants to put Venezuela's viscous crude into play.  The problem is the world doesn't have much appetite for more oil.  —  Click for Sound  —  For months, the U.S. sold its pressure campaign …
New York Times:
Mamdani Called Trump to Criticize Venezuela Strikes  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York accused President Trump of violating international law.  It was the first time he had criticized the president since their White House meeting.  —  Zohran Mamdani, the new mayor of New York City …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 3, 2026  —  Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification for any documents from the Epstein files that the department had redacted or withheld.  But it seems unlikely the Justice Department met this deadline because it has missed …
Isaac Chotiner / New Yorker:
The Brazen Illegality of Trump's Venezuela Operation  —  A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.  —  On Saturday morning, President Donald Trump announced that the United States military, working with American law-enforcement officials …
S.V. Date / HuffPost:
In Venezuela Takeover, Trump Makes It All About The Oil  —  The president, who claimed to oppose involvement in “nation building,” also said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period.  —  WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Saturday defended his regime-change military attack …
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Venezuela's Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
This wasn't an arrest in Venezuela. This was an unauthorized regime-change war
Foreign Affairs:
Venezuela After Maduro
Discussion: THISDAYLIVE
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
U.S. will look to tap Venezuelan oil reserves, Trump says
Julian Borger / The Guardian:
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
Washington Post editorial board backs Maduro capture, Venezuela strikes
New York Times:   In Toppling Maduro, Trump Risks Blowback from ‘America First’ Base
Donica Phifer / Axios:
Venezuela's VP throws cold water on Trump's solution for running the country
Nick Taylor-Vaisey / Politico:
Mark Carney urges Venezuelan-led transition following Maduro's capture
Discussion: Bloomberg and Breitbart
Charlie Savage / New York Times:
Can the U.S. Legally ‘Run’ Venezuela After Maduro's Capture? Here's What to Know.
Matt Ortega / Matt Ortega for Congress:
Statement on Illegal U.S. Strike on Venezuela
Discussion: Wall Street Journal
Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims as he discusses US raid to extract Venezuela's president
Discussion: Associated Press
James Fallows / Breaking the News:   ‘Blind Into Caracas’  —  Less than 24 hours in, members of the Trump team are celebrating victory.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Furious Dems float retaliation over Trump's “insane” Venezuela attack
NBC News:
Some lawmakers criticize Trump's attack in Venezuela, fearing a costly new war
Derek Wallbank / Bloomberg:
Maduro Captured, Indicted After US Airstrikes on Venezuela
Derek Hawkins / Washington Post:
Secret Service plans unprecedented staff surge with anxious eye on 2028  —  The plan for a 20 percent expansion to combat burnout of agents faces major obstacles, including competition from hiring for ICE.  —  The Secret Service has launched one of the most ambitious hiring efforts in its history …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Philip Bump / MS NOW:
How the internet drove down regard for actual facts — and education  —  We have reverted from acting on what we know to acting on what we think.  —  Donald Trump's second term as president has taken the concept of “rugged individualism” to its logical endpoint: Trump has consolidated …
Nathaniel Weixel / The Hill:
HHS escalates Minnesota fraud fight, prompting fear among daycare providers  —  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state's childcare providers.
Discussion: Fox News
Anvee Bhutani / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Face Steep Climb to Reclaim Senate in 2026 Races  —  Strong map for Republicans leaves Democrats focusing on a narrow set of battlegrounds  —  WASHINGTON—Democrats enter the 2026 midterm campaigns hoping history is on their side, but confronting a Senate map that is not.
Discussion: New York Post
 
 
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Paul Sandle / Reuters:
Britain's Starmer says leadership change would ‘not be in national interest’
Discussion: BBC, Breitbart, Politico, Bloomberg and HuffPost
Reuters:
Spain ‘strongly condemns’ violation of international law in Venezuela, PM says
Discussion: The Hill
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
Ukrainian Politics Has Reawakened. Zelensky Must Tread Carefully.
Paul Rosenzweig / The Atlantic:
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Discussion: Associated Press
The Hill:
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