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U.S. plan to ‘run’ Venezuela clouded in confusion — In Washington and Caracas, the vision for administering Venezuela in the weeks and months ahead appears uncertain and stubbornly complex. — The Trump administration's bold operation to capture strongman Nicolás Maduro from his home …
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Michael Scherer / The Atlantic:
Trump Threatens Venezuela's New Leader With a Fate Worse Than Maduro's — The president told The Atlantic that the interim Venezuelan president will meet a fate worse than Maduro's unless she complies with U.S. wishes. — In a telephone interview this morning, President Donald Trump issued …
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New York Times:
Live Updates: As Venezuela Projects Defiance, Rubio Says U.S. Will Use ‘Leverage’ to Advance Its Interests — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a military quarantine of Venezuela and its oil industry would remain in place. The death toll from the raid to seize Nicolás Maduro rose to 80.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
PMs of Greenland, Denmark tell Trump to stop U.S. takeover threats … - “We do need Greenland, absolutely,” Trump told The Atlantic. … The US has no right to annex any of the three countries in the Danish kingdom." — Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Facebook …
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump on return trip to Washington predicts demise of Cuba, warns Colombia, threatens Greenland … “Cuba looks like it's ready to fall,” Trump said. I don't know if they're going to hold out. The president waved off the possibility that the administration might use American forces to hasten …
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Just Security:
International Law and the U.S. Military and Law Enforcement Operations in Venezuela — This is part of Just Security's Collection: U.S. Lethal Strikes on Suspected Drug Traffickers. — President Nicolás Maduro has arrived in New York City to be tried by the U.S. Department of Justice …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Says U.S. Is ‘In Charge’ of Venezuela, While Rubio Stresses Coercing It — The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country's acting leadership. — 1.2k — President Trump on Sunday night asserted again …
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Trump: Venezuela leader to pay “big price” if “she doesn't do what's right” — President Trump issued a warning to Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, during a Sunday interview after she railed against the U.S. following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro in the oil-rich South American country.
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New York Times:
Trump's Move for Regime Change in Venezuela Threatens a New MAGA Rift — Some Republicans are asking how Mr. Trump's military intervention in Venezuela squares with his past pledges to avoid foreign entanglements and nation building. — President Trump seized control of the Republican Party …
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Wall Street Journal:
A New Trump Game Plan Takes Shape: Strike and Coerce — Administration's reliance on surprise use of force in Venezuela and other countries highlights new era of ‘gunboat diplomacy’ — WASHINGTON—The U.S. raid that snatched Venezuela's president capped a month of aggressive military action …
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Was Skeptical of Ousting Maduro—Until He Wasn't — Fed up with repeated efforts to persuade Maduro to leave office, the president decided in favor of military action — Six months before he sent U.S. forces to seize Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Trump wanted …
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Bloomberg:
Trump Says US Needs ‘Total Access’ to Post-Maduro Venezuela
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Rubio says US won't govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade
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CBS News:
Denmark prime minister calls on Trump to “stop the threats” about Greenland
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Reuters:
Trump bets on intimidation to force Venezuelan leaders into line
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Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post:
Trump says US must restore law and order to Venezuela before elections — opposition leader could only win with his support
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Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump's Personal Geopolitics
Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
Venezuela: The Precedents — And America: The Future — Now that the United States …
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NBC News:
Meet the Press - January 4, 2026
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
“It looks weak”: Dems fume at their party's response to Maduro capture
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Trump warns acting Venezuelan leader will ‘pay a big price’ if she doesn't cooperate
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Rubio explains how U.S. might ‘run’ Venezuela after Maduros' ouster
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Annie Karni / New York Times:
Top Democrats Say Trump Has Still Not Briefed Congress on U.S. Military Action in Venezuela
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Democrats Begin to Call for Trump's Impeachment Over Venezuela Attack
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Dan Pfeiffer / The Message Box:
The Politics of Trump's Idiotic and Illegal Venezuela War
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Cody Weddle / Telegraph:
Secret meetings point to inside job to take down Maduro
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Washington Post:
Trump amplifies conspiracies on killing of Minnesota lawmaker — The president shared a video baselessly linking the Minnesota governor to conspiracies over brazen political killings in the state this summer. — President Donald Trump is amplifying baseless social media posts that Minnesota …
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Raquel Coronell Uribe / NBC News:
Slain Minnesota lawmaker's children call on Trump to remove social media video amplifying false claims about her death — Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in June. — The children of slain Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman are urging President Donald Trump …
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Department of Justice Violates Epstein Files Law By Failing to Inform Congress of Reasons Behind Redactions — The Justice Department has now blown through another deadline. — A source familiar with the release of the Epstein files confirms that the United States Congress has yet to receive …
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Wall Street Journal:
ICE Is Using Facial-Recognition Technology to Quickly Arrest People — Widespread use has raised alarms among privacy advocates and some former officials — Until recently, arresting an immigrant suspected of being in the country illegally took time. Immigration agents needed to run …
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