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Before Maduro arrest, Nobel Prize winner said Venezuela has a $1.7 trillion opportunity to privatize over 500 companies and undo socialist ‘disaster’

By Nick Lichtenberg

January 4, 2026

Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns

Deploying U.S. troops in Venezuela could become a ‘force protection nightmare’ amid potential insurgency threat, retired colonel warns

January 4, 2026

Trump seeks to make Venezuela great again and revive its oil-based economy while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.

Trump seeks to make Venezuela great again and revive its oil-based economy while affordability crisis lingers in the U.S.

January 3, 2026

Maduro’s deputy demands his release after U.S. arrest as Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge

Maduro’s deputy demands his release after U.S. arrest as Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge

By Isabel Debre, Joshua Goodman and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

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5 takeaways on Venezuela in the aftermath of Maduro: A memo to CEOs

By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

January 3, 2026

More than 150 U.S. military aircraft were used in the operation to capture Venezuela’s Maduro, including stealth fighters and bombers

More than 150 U.S. military aircraft were used in the operation to capture Venezuela’s Maduro, including stealth fighters and bombers

By Meg Kinnard, Michelle L. Price and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

An oil tanker is seen anchored in Lake Maracaibo after loading crude oil at the Bajo Grande Refinery port. The Trump administration seized the oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. The vessel, which was on the Treasury Department's sanctions list and was sailing under the Guyanese flag, was on the US Treasury Department's sanctions list. The US president threatened to confiscate all hydrocarbon-laden vessels in the Venezuelan oil-producing nation.

Trump makes it clear shocking Venezuelan regime change is largely about oil: ‘They stole our oil … We’re going to make a lot of money’

January 3, 2026

Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

Ouster of Maduro government sparks celebrations among Venezuelans in South Florida

By Vanessa A. Alvarez, Tim Reynolds, Bruce Schreiner and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

Trump says ‘we’re going to run’ Venezuela and is not afraid to put U.S. troops on the ground after Maduro’s capture

Trump says ‘we’re going to run’ Venezuela and is not afraid to put U.S. troops on the ground after Maduro’s capture

January 3, 2026

What happens next in Venezuela? The regime’s foundation remains in place even after U.S. capture of Maduro, analyst says

What happens next in Venezuela? The regime’s foundation remains in place even after U.S. capture of Maduro, analyst says

January 3, 2026

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Nicolas Maduro rose from bus driver to president before presiding over Venezuela’s economic collapse

By Regina Garcia Cano and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

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Trump has been laying the groundwork for a strike on Venezuela for a full year. Here’s the timeline

By Ben Finley, Konstantin Toropin, Regina Garcia Cano and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

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Trump captures Maduro after ‘large-scale strike’ on Venezuela, exactly 36 years after the seizure of Panama’s Noriega

By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin and The Associated Press

January 3, 2026

Trump claims victory in drug-smuggling crackdown, but key details remain a mystery

Trump claims victory in drug-smuggling crackdown, but key details remain a mystery

By Michelle L. Price, Will Weissert and The Associated Press

December 29, 2025

U.S. pursues another tanker skirting Venezuela sanctions as GOP senator calls seizures a ‘provocation and a prelude to war’

U.S. pursues another tanker skirting Venezuela sanctions as GOP senator calls seizures a ‘provocation and a prelude to war’

By Aamer Madhani and The Associated Press

December 21, 2025

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