Newsweek

JD Vance Was ‘Skeptical’ of Maduro Capture Operation

Vice President JD Vance said he initially doubted the U.S. could pull off the operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro without American casualties. “I think all of us were kind of ...
TwinCities.com

Trump says US to get 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil from Venezuela at market price

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday on his social media site that “Interim Authorities” in Venezuela would be providing 30 million to 50 million barrels of “High Quality” oil ...
Los Angeles Times

Ties between California and Venezuela go back more than a century with Chevron

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Chevron, the oil giant founded and until recently headquartered in California, is the only foreign petroleum ...
The Hill

Rubio: Venezuela strikes ‘a law enforcement operation,’ not ‘invasion’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the U.S. military activity in Venezuela this weekend did not require congressional approval because it was a law enforcement operation, not a ...
Los Angeles Times

U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Gabbard made a name for herself as a member of Congress campaigning against ‘regime change wars.’ CIA Director ...
Variety

Trump Shares Photo of Nicolás Maduro in Custody After Venezuela Strikes, Calls Military Operation ‘An Assault Like People Had Not Seen Since World War II’

Donald Trump took to Truth Social early Saturday to share a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in custody after the United States conducted air strikes against Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, ...
Newsweek

Trump Shows Putin How To Do a Special Military Operation | Perspective

Thirty-six years ago, U.S. troops spent 10 days waiting out Panama’s strongman Manuel Noriega as he holed up inside the Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Panama City, while American ...
Cfr.org

The U.S. Military Campaign Targeting Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro: What to Know

The U.S. military has launched a campaign that it says targets illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean, but the reported capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro has intensified scrutiny over the ...
The New York Times

Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro

The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the ...
Defense One

US spy agencies contributed to operation that captured Maduro

U.S. intelligence agencies supported an overnight operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, the nation's capital, which also included strikes against several military sites ...
Reuters

Was the US capture of Venezuela's president legal?

WASHINGTON Jan 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald ...