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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.
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Threatens Venezuela's New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro's — The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro's unless she complies with U.S. wishes. — In a telephone interview this morning, President Donald Trump issued …
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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.
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.
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 …
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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 …
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Christian Datoc / Washington Examiner:
Trump hails success of ‘fantastic’ Maduro mission: 'I've never seen anything like it' — President Donald Trump called into Fox News Saturday morning to celebrate the successful overnight capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. — Trump, during a phone interview on Fox & Friends Weekend …
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 …
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Venezuela: The Precedents — And America: The Future — Now that the United States has extracted Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, it might help to consider four precedents. No event of the moment is exactly like any episode in the past. But in recalling history …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade — Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country …
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 …
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says Maduro capture is ‘the same Washington playbook’ that we're ‘sick and tired of’ — The Republican congresswoman has previously bucked the president, and her last day in Congress is on Monday. — Add NBC News to Google — WASHINGTON — Rep. Marjorie …
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump warns acting Venezuelan leader will ‘pay a big price’ if she doesn't cooperate … The comment marks a stark reversal from Trump's praise of Rodriguez in a press conference Saturday following the attack. The president said U.S. officials had spoken with Rodriguez, and reported that …
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Top Democrats Say Trump Has Still Not Briefed Congress on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
Australian Financial Review:
Why Trump argues the US deserves Venezuela's oil
Why Trump argues the US deserves Venezuela's oil
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification …
Today was the legal deadline for the Department of Justice to submit to Congress a written justification …
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New York Times:
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela
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New York Times:
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack
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S.V. Date / HuffPost:
In Venezuela Takeover, Trump Makes It All About The Oil
In Venezuela Takeover, Trump Makes It All About The Oil
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Rubio remains vague on transition plan for Venezuela
Rubio remains vague on transition plan for Venezuela
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CBS News:
Transcript: Sen. Tom Cotton on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 4, 2026
Transcript: Sen. Tom Cotton on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Jan. 4, 2026
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
The ‘Putinization’ of US foreign policy has arrived in Venezuela
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Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
This wasn't an arrest in Venezuela. This was an unauthorized regime-change war
This wasn't an arrest in Venezuela. This was an unauthorized regime-change war
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Politico:
After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play
After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play
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CBS News:
Denmark reacts after wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller posts image of U.S. flag covering Greenland
Denmark reacts after wife of Trump aide Stephen Miller posts image of U.S. flag covering Greenland
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Steve Vladeck / One First:
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
200. Five Questions About the Maduro Arrest Operation
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Foreign Affairs:
Venezuela After Maduro
Venezuela After Maduro
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Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Venezuela's Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
Venezuela's Interim Leader Defies Trump and Calls Maduro the ‘Only President’
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Al Weaver / The Hill:
Health care, funding and more: 5 things to watch when the Senate returns — The Senate is staring down multiple flash points in the coming months as lawmakers head into a year colored by electoral politics but with plenty of policy fights on the horizon. — Lawmakers wrapped up a grueling year …
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Anvee Bhutani / Wall Street Journal:
Democrats Face Steep Climb to Reclaim Senate in 2026 Races
Democrats Face Steep Climb to Reclaim Senate in 2026 Races
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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle, the Talk of Athens … It was a splashy arrival. Kimberly Guilfoyle, the new United States ambassador to Greece, landed in Athens on the private jet of a multimillionaire Greek American businessman. She caused a sensation at a Thanksgiving week dinner in a partly sheer black evening dress.
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Cassandra Buchman / Straight Arrow News:
North Korea fires ballistic missiles as South Korean president visits China — This recording was made using enhanced software. — Summary — Missiles launched — North Korea fired ballistic missiles from Pyongyang to the East Sea on Sunday. — South Korean, Chinese presidents meeting
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Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
For Trump, the Epstein Cover-Up Beats the Truth — As one of her first acts as Attorney General, Pam Bondi wrote a letter to the new head of the FBI, Kash Patel, demanding that the “full and complete Epstein files” be delivered to her office by the next day — Feb. 28.
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