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A CIA Source in Venezuela's Government Helped Raid
A CIA Source in Venezuela's
Government Helped Raid
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Jan 5, 2026 7:38 AM CST

A CIA Source in Venezuela's Government Helped Raid

A look at how the military operation to seize Maduro unfolded

(Newser) - Details continue to emerge on the US military operation to extract Nicolas Maduro and wife Cilia Flores from Venezuela over the weekend. Planning for what was called Operation Absolute Resolve began months ago:
  • The CIA had a source in the Venezuelan government tipping them off on Maduro's movements and
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Cuba Lost 32 Officers in US Strike on Venezuela

Military was on an undisclosed mission in Caracas when US attacked

(Newser) - The American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday. The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission its military was carrying out at the request of Venezuela's government, according to a statement read on Cuban state TV. What...

Times, Post Take Polar Opposite Stances on Venezuela

Washington Post supports Trump, while the New York Times blasts him

(Newser) - The New York Times editorial board condemned the US move to seize Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela over the weekend. That likely didn't surprise President Trump. But maybe what did is that the Washington Post editorial board came down strongly on his side. The gist of the competing editorials:
  • Post:
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Maduro Is Being Held at a Notorious Brooklyn Jail

Some judges have refused to send people there

(Newser) - The Brooklyn jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled that some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean "Diddy" Combs. Opened in the early 1990s, the Metropolitan Detention Center,...

Maduro, Handcuffed in Brooklyn: 'Happy New Year'

Deposed Venezuelan leader behind bars in New York

(Newser) - On Friday, he was running a country of about 30 million people. On Sunday, deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was behind bars in Brooklyn. "Happy new year," the handcuffed Maduro said as photographers snapped his photo upon his arrival Saturday at the Metropolitan Detention Center, reports El Pais...

Interim Leader Tells Venezuela Maduro Remains Its President

Delcy Rodríguez denounces US attack in televised address

(Newser) - Interim President Delcy Rodríguez delivered a defiant address to Venezuela on Saturday denouncing the US attack and declaring, "There is only one president in this country, and his name is Nicolás Maduro Moros." Earlier in the day, President Trump said she had agreed to help US...

'We Are Going to Run' Venezuela, Trump Says

President plans for US companies to rebuild nation's oil infrastructure

(Newser) - Speaking hours after the military struck Caracas and seized President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump announced the US will take control of Venezuela. "We are going to run the country. But till such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," Trump said Saturday at...

Trump Calls Maduro's Capture 'Brilliant' in 50-Second Call

The New York Times got him on the line briefly

(Newser) - President Trump picked up the phone, but he didn't stay on the line long. New York Times reporter Tyler Pager reports he called Trump about 10 minutes after Trump announced the capture of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, and connected with him after three rings. In a 50-second call,...

World Leaders React to Decision to Seize Maduro

Kremlin urges dialogue, denounces Trump's Venezuela strike as unlawful

(Newser) - Russia quickly sided with its ally on Saturday, blasting Washington's military move in Venezuela. Moscow said Venezuela must be allowed to decide its own path "without destructive external interference, particularly of a military nature" and offered to facilitate dialogue between Washington and Caracas, per the Wall Street Journal ...

US Hits Caracas in 'Large-Scale Strike,' Captures Maduro

Trump says Venezuelan leader has been 'captured and flown out of the Country'

(Newser) - 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-up pressure by Washington—an extraordinary nighttime operation announced by President Trump on social media hours after the attack....

Venezuela's Maduro Extends Olive Branch to US

As American pressure escalates, he says he wants talks on how to stem drug trafficking

(Newser) - Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, under heavy pressure from the Trump administration, says he wants to open talks with the White House on how to combat drug trafficking, per the AP . Maduro, in an interview with Spanish journalist Ignacio Ramonet that aired on state TV, reiterated his assertion that the US...

Peruvian Shamans Make Their 2026 Predictions

They predict Maduro's fall, illness for Trump, continued global conflicts

(Newser) - A group of shamans gathered Monday by the sea in the Miraflores district of Peru's capital, Lima, to carry out an annual ritual in which they make predictions for the upcoming year. Dressed in traditional Andean ponchos and headdresses, the group performed a ceremony and made predictions about the...

Venezuela Stuck With 20 Old Planes After US Airspace Ban

Travelers stuck trying to get home as ban cripples Venezuela's international connections

(Newser) - Venezuelans trying to get home now face a new obstacle: There are barely any planes left to fly them there. After the US announced it wanted traffic barred in the skies of Venezuela over security concerns, more than a dozen foreign airlines halted service to the country. That's left...

Trump Issues Warning to Maduro
Trump Has a
Warning for Maduro
Dec 23, 2025 1:00 AM CST

Trump Has a Warning for Maduro

'If he plays tough, it'll be the last time he'll ever be able to play tough'

(Newser) - President Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the US Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas. Trump was surrounded by his...

Tanker Seized by US Has Often Faked Its Location
Venezuela: Tanker Seizure
Reveals Trump's True Motive
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Dec 11, 2025 5:41 AM CST

Venezuela: Tanker Seizure Reveals Trump's True Motive

Nation denounces 'international piracy' as Bondi defends move to stop transport of 'sanctioned oil'

(Newser) - Many members of Congress are holding off on weighing in on the dramatic US seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela until they learn more details from the White House, reports the Hill . GOP Sen. Rand Paul, however, complained on NewsNation that it "sounds a lot...

Maduro Is Changing Up Where He Sleeps at Night

Venezuelan leader ramps up personal security as threats from Trump intensify

(Newser) - As threats from the US grow more intense , Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been projecting a nonchalant, what-me-worry? persona in public. It's a much different story in private, reports the New York Times . The story, based on interviews with multiple insiders, ticks off two examples:
  • "Maduro has tried
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Why Won't Maduro Step Down? He Has Few Options

Venezuelan leader risks his freedom and wealth if he leaves the country

(Newser) - Nicolas Maduro continues to resist heavy US pressure to step down in Venezuela, and a Wall Street Journal analysis suggests a big reason why: He's got nowhere to go. In another era, exiled dictators could fly the coop to some safe haven and live out their days in luxury,...

Trump's Next Call to a Fellow Leader? It May Be Maduro

President plan direct talks amid heavy US pressure on the Venezuelan leader

(Newser) - What's the US end game for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro? That remains unclear amid escalating American pressure, but Axios reports that one-on-one talks between Maduro and President Trump are in the works to clarify matters. Trump has reportedly told advisers he plans to speak with Maduro, according to the...

US Calls Cartel a Terror Group; Venezuela Says It Doesn't Exist

US seeks 'new options' by labeling Cartel de los Soles it says Maduro runs as a terror organization

(Newser) - Venezuela is pushing back hard against a US plan to label the so-called Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization, dismissing the move as a "ridiculous fabrication" ahead of a formal announcement expected Monday. The Trump administration alleges the group is run by high-ranking Venezuelan officials, with President...

Trump on Mamdani: 'We'll Work Something Out'

President says he and the mayor-elect will likely meet

(Newser) - President Trump indicated Sunday that he plans to meet with New York City's mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and said they'll "work something out," in what could be a detente for the Republican president and Democratic political star who have cast each other as political foils. Trump has...

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