Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that a plan to seize and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil is designed to give the Trump Administration “tremendous…
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How Do Americans Feel About the U.S. Capturing Venezuela’s Maduro? Here’s What Early Polls Show
Americans are torn over the aggressive U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, early polling suggests. Only about a third supported the operation, according…
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‘Strategic and Moral Mistake’: Why Trump Didn’t Tap Venezuela’s María Machado to Replace Maduro
President Trump spoke for nearly an hour on Saturday about why he launched a massive military operation to capture Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro and fly him to New York to…
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‘I Am a Prisoner of War’: Venezuela’s Maduro Asserts His Innocence in First U.S. Court Appearance
Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a New York court on Monday, calling himself a “decent man” and “a prisoner of war” as…
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Who Is Cilia Flores? What to Know About Maduro’s Wife Amid Fall of Venezuela’s First Couple
When Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. special forces during a historic raid in his native homeland, he wasn’t alone. His wife, Cilia Flores, was also detained. Having…
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Just hours after U.S. forces attacked Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez emerged as the country’s de facto leader. Rodríguez, who has served…