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A CIA Source in Venezuela&#39;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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Trump Issues Stark Warning to Venezuela's New Leader

Delcy Rodríguez 'is going to pay a very big price' if she fails to cooperate, says president

(Newser) - President Trump is warning Venezuela's new leader that she could face consequences harsher than those imposed on Nicolás Maduro, the country's ousted leader now being held in a New York jail after a US military raid on Caracas. In a phone interview from his golf club in...

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...

After Venezuela Operation, US Oil Stocks Jump

Trump signals a push for US investment in country's oil industry

(Newser) - Oil investors wasted no time placing bets after a stunning weekend move by Washington reshaped the outlook for Venezuela's vast crude reserves. Shares of major US oil companies jumped in early trading Monday, with Chevron up about 8%, Exxon Mobil rising more than 4%, ConocoPhillips gaining around 7.5%,...

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,...

'Stop the Threats,' Denmark Says After Katie Miller Post

Danish PM, envoy rebuke online hint at future Greenland annexation

(Newser) - A social media post linking US moves in Venezuela to American ambitions in Greenland has drawn a sharp reply from Denmark. Katie Miller, a former Trump administration official and wife of deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, posted on X late Saturday an image of Greenland overlaid with portions of...

Venezuela Operation Knocks New Anchor Off Course

Instead of average Americans, viewers mostly see Pete Hegseth

(Newser) - The new anchor of the CBS Evening News released a video message to viewers on Thursday telling them where established media, including his network, has gone wrong and providing details of his new approach. "We've taken into account the perspective of advocates, and not the average American,"...

Rubio Backs Off Claim US Is Running Venezuela

Secretary of state backs away from Trump's assertion while not committing on what's ahead

(Newser) - Although he was vague about what's next for Venezuela, Secretary of State Marco Rubio backed away from President Trump's claim that the US is running the country after removing President Nicolas Maduro. "What we are running is the direction that this is going to move moving forward,...

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...

Venezuelans in US Cheer as Those at Home Line Up for Food

Joy, apprehension greet news of Maduro's removal

(Newser) - Street celebrations and chants of "Liberty!" broke out before dawn Saturday in South Florida's Venezuelan community, after the US attack on their homeland overnight that included the seizure of President Nicolas Maduro. Hundreds of people outside El Arepazo, a restaurant in Doral, joyously waved Venezuelan flags and...

Legal or Not, Overthrow in Venezuela Was the Easy Part

Now, Trump will have to make the Venezuelan regime change work, editorials say

(Newser) - Commentary differed Saturday on whether the US attack on Venezuela and accompanying removal of its president from power was legal—or even a good idea. There was more agreement that the overnight military operation did not solve all the issues involved. The editorial board of the New York Times is...

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...

'Iraq 2.0': Democrats Blast Trump's Venezuela Strike

Democrats question legality, warn of destabilizing fallout after Maduro capture

(Newser) - President Trump's overnight move to remove Venezuela's leader has triggered a fresh war-powers brawl in Washington, with Democrats accusing the White House of launching "Iraq 2.0" without Congress on board. Trump announced on Truth Social that US forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and...

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...

Sources: CIA Carried Out Drone Strike Inside Venezuela

Covert attack on alleged drug hub heightens tensions with Maduro

(Newser) - For the first time, the CIA has reportedly taken its drone war inside Venezuela's borders. CNN , citing multiple sources, reports that the agency earlier this month bombed a remote dock on Venezuela's coast that US officials believed a major gang, Tren de Aragua, was using to stash drugs...

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