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Supporters of Venezuela’s current and former president, Nicolas Maduro and the late Hugo Chavez, hold posters with their images in Caracas on Saturday. Jesus Vargas/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jesus Vargas/Getty Images President Donald Trump said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela, following a stunning military operation on Caracas early Saturday in which the country’s President, Nicolás Maduro, was captured by U.S. military forces. On Saturday evening, a plane carrying Maduro landed at New York’s Stewart Air National Guard Base, according to video footage on CNN. A video posted on X by the White House’s rapid response account later appeared…

Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado speaks during a press conference at the government’s representative facilities in Oslo, Norway, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. Stian Lysberg Solum/Pool NTB Scanpix via AP hide caption toggle caption Stian Lysberg Solum/Pool NTB Scanpix via AP After the overnight capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the capital city of Caracas, questions remain as to who will lead the country. Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, has called for Edmundo González, to be recognized as the rightful leader of the nation. He was widely…

Politics / January 3, 2026 Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress. Ad Policy President Donald Trump, alongside deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine, speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3, 2026.(Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images) President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Saturday at 3:21 am, “The…

President Donald Trump, alongside (L/R) Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, speaks to the media following US military actions in Venezuela, at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 3. JIM WATSON/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP President Trump escalated the U.S. drug war in dramatic fashion early Saturday, ordering the invasion of Venezuela and removing that country’s president Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were quickly charged with narcotics trafficking by the U.S. Justice Department. But the stunning military action comes at…

Politics / January 2, 2026 As America celebrates its 250th birthday, remember the founder who rallied the people against British and American oligarchs. Ad Policy Thomas Paine.(Universal History Archive via Getty Images) The 250th anniversary of the American experiment, which is being celebrated this year, is sure to witness a struggle over the story—and future—of the United States. On one side will stand advocates for capitalism without constraint, Christian nationalism, and colonial conquest. They will make ahistorical apologies for the bedraggled presidency of Donald Trump and for a subservient Republican Congress that is increasingly likely to be disempowered by the…

U.S. President Donald Trump takes questions as he announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement to the media at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images This is a developing story. President Trump said Saturday there were some U.S. injuries suffered during the operation to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, but no fatalities. “This is something that gee, I don’t know, is amazing and to have a few injuries but no death on our side was really amazing,” Trump said, speaking on Fox…

Politics / January 2, 2026 New reporting shows that Trump’s split with his pedophile friend was opportunistic. Ad Policy Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump pose together at the Mar-a-Lago estate, Palm Beach, Florida, on February 22, 1997.(Davidoff Studios / Getty Images) On Christmas Day, Donald Trump delivered the most bizarre yuletide message ever offered by a US president. Complaining that he’s being unfairly linked to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, Trump posted a long rant on Truth Social that began, “Merry Christmas to all, including the many Sleazebags who loved Jeffrey Epstein.” Trump went on to lament how he is…

The French government confirmed this week that it has granted citizenship to George and Amal Clooney — pictured on a London red carpet in October — and their 7-year-old twins. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images One of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars is now officially a French citizen. A French government bulletin published last weekend confirms that the country has granted citizenship to George Clooney, along with his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Clooney, and their 7-year-old twins. The Clooneys — who hail from Lexington, Ky. and Beirut, Lebanon, respectively — bought…

Politics / Authoritarian Watch / January 2, 2026 Looking at how the Trump administration fits into a pattern of authoritarian governance can empower people to think about how to best resist the country’s slide to autocracy. Ad Policy Demonstrators rally against President Donald Trump during a protest, dubbed “Resist the Dictator,” to mark President’s Day on February 17, 2025, in New York City.(David Dee Delgado / AFP via Getty Images)) As year two of Trump 2.0 gets underway, my column will be shifting focus. For the past year, I have been writing on the corrupt and cruel acts being carried…

President Trump discusses his health after spending the 2024 campaign knocking President Biden as old. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Over the past year, President Trump has regularly appeared with makeup on the back of his right hand. He’s also talked about getting an MRI, and he has appeared to nod off during meetings. Trump will turn 80 this year. He is the oldest person ever to have assumed the presidency. So all this has raised questions about his health. In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Trump faced those questions head-on. NPR White House correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben is…