Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer addressed on Sunday the stunning U.S. strike on Venezuela, saying the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was unlawful. “Maduro is a horrible, horrible person, but you don’t treat lawlessness with other lawlessness, and that’s what’s happened here,” Schumer told “This Week” anchor George Stephanopoulos. “There is no authority … […]
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Here’s a list of U.S. officials opposing Trump’s invasion of Venezuela : NPR
Protesters rally outside the White House Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Washington, after the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a military operation. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP President Trump’s move to depose Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has drawn praise inside the United States, especially from […]
Why has the US captured Venezuela’s president and what happens next? | Venezuela
Overnight on Friday, the US carried out airstrikes across Venezuela, with explosions rocking the capital, Caracas, before dawn. Shortly afterwards, Donald Trump announced that US forces had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, and flown them out of the country. The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, said they would face […]
Notion of “taking over Venezuela” will explode in our face | US-Venezuela Tensions
Quotable Harlan Ullman, a senior advisor at Atlantic Council talks about Donald Trump’s plan to take over Venezuela and the significant issues that need to be considered. Published On 4 Jan 20264 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Source link
Venezuela temporarily closes border with Brazil following US strike | US-Venezuela Tensions News
Sao Paulo, Brazil – Venezuela has temporarily closed its border with Brazil following the United States’s early morning attack on Caracas, in which US forces also “captured” President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The border crossing between the Brazilian city of Pacaraima and Santa Elena de Uairen in Venezuela had been closed on […]
Republicans largely back Trump on Venezuela action, Democrats decry it as unjustified
Top congressional leaders — comprising the “Gang of 8” — did not receive a briefing from the administration before the U.S. strike in Venezuela began, multiple sources told ABC News Saturday morning. Per one source, the Department of Defense notified congressional staff after the operation started. Weeks ago, President Donald Trump indicated he wouldn’t brief […]
Starmer won’t be drawn on whether US strikes on Venezuela broke international law
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on whether or not US President Donald Trump’s military action against Venezuela may have broken international law. In an interview with the BBC’s Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme, the prime minister did not condemn the US strikes. He said he was […]
Venezuela live updates: Trump says US ‘going to run the country’ after Maduro capture
Trump was asked by a reporter who was running Venezuela now. “Well, we’re going to be running it with a group, and we’re going to make sure it’s run properly,” he responded. President Donald Trump addresses the media during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club on Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. Joe […]
Photos: Aftermath of US air strikes in Venezuela | Human Rights News
Published On 3 Jan 20263 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share United States President Donald Trump has announced that American forces conducted air strikes against Venezuela and captured President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores in a swift overnight military operation following months of escalating tensions. Venezuela’s government on […]
Venezuela live updates: US captures Maduro, carries out ‘large scale strike’ in Venezuela: Trump
President Donald Trump said the U.S. “successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela” and said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were “captured and flown out of the Country.” The announcement on Trump’s social media platform came shortly before 4:30 a.m. Saturday a few hours after several explosions were heard in Venezuela’s […]