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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing intense backlash after condemning the U.S. military capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro, a reaction critics say put him at odds with Venezuelan-Americans, U.S. law enforcement priorities, and national security interests.

Following the overnight raid that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth honored the courage of American forces and emphasized President Donald Trump’s decisive leadership.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as head of Venezuela following the capture of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces earlier today.

Lawmakers and legal scholars are defending President Trump’s authority to capture Nicolás Maduro without prior approval from Congress.

The newly released criminal indictment filed against now-arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, his wife, and others reveals key details about how they used diplomatic planes to fly drug money from Mexico into Venezuela. The indictment also shows a long-standing trafficking relationship with the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas (now called Cartel Del Noreste).

President Donald Trump announced Saturday that no United States servicemembers were killed and no equipment was lost in the capture of the now-former Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday morning posted the unsealed grand jury indictment against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

President Donald Trump announced the United States will “run” Venezuela until the time allows for a “proper transition” hours after American forces captured the country’s now-former dictator, Nicolas Maduro, in operation “Absolute Resolve.”

President Trump called the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro “brilliant” in a brief phone interview with The New York Times.

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate María Corina Machado said on a Saturday morning statement that “the time has come for sovereignty” following the capture of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces.

On Saturday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Velshi,” Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) said that the capture of Nicolas Maduro is “setting this precedent that, if you don’t like a leader, he can just be kidnapped.” And stated that “This is a

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said on Saturday morning that President Donald Trump “changed the course of Latin America for a generation” by arresting Venezuelan dictator and alleged narco-terrorist gang leader Nicolás Maduro in a daring overnight operation.

President Donald Trump published a photo on his Truth Social account on Saturday appearing to show arrested Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro aboard a U.S. aircraft, en route to face criminal drug-trafficking charges in America.

Socialists across Europe reacted with outrage over the Trump administration’s successful capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning.

Joy and relief over news that Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro has been captured erupted among the Venezuelan community in Doral, Florida, on Saturday.

President Donald Trump addresses the nation after an overnight raid on the capital of Venezuela to capture dictator Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, January 3.

VP JD Vance reiterated Saturday that President Donald Trump “means what he says” hours after the strikes to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro.

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” President Donald Trump stated that we’re deciding who will be in power in Venezuela now that Maduro is gone and what’s next for Venezuela and “We’ll be involved in

On Saturday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” President Donald Trump discussed the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela and stated that he has a good relationship with China’s Xi Jinping, and “there’s not going to be

Latin American leaders aligned with the White House’s pro-freedom stance celebrated the arrest and extradition of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro on Saturday morning, extended support to the exiled winner of the 2024 Venezuelan presidential election, Edmundo González.

The leftist government of Spain has called for “de-escalation” in Venezuela following the American strikes on the country and offered to mediate for a “peaceful solution” after the capture of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro.

Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL), chair of the House Homeland Security subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security and a member of the House Armed Services Committee, issued a statement on Saturday morning comparing the U.S. arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro to the fall of the Berlin Wall in terms of its historic significance.

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on Saturday morning that Venezuela’s socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores “will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts.” “Nicolas Maduro and his wife,

Venezuelan VP Delcy Rodríguez said she has no information on the whereabouts of Nicolás Maduro after President Trump announced his capture.

President Donald Trump announced that Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been “captured and flown out of the country”

Caracas rocked by explosions in the early hours of Saturday morning, with maduro calling for full mobilisation to repel “imperialist attack”. 

Communist figurehead “president” of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel welcomed the new year demanding the Cuban people be “united more than ever.”

Iran is using Venezuela as a launching point in the Western Hemisphere to embed its drone pipeline closer to U.S. territory, the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) warned this week.

Jair Bolsonaro was discharged from the hospital on Thursday after undergoing four different surgical procedures in one week.

President of Argentina Javier Milei revealed in a soon-to-be released interview he is actively working towards establishing a regional ten-country bloc in Latin America to stand up to the “cancer of socialism.”

Socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro claimed in an interview broadcasted on Thursday night Venezuela is “ready” to engage in talks against drug trafficking together with the United States.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Wednesday imposed sanctions on four companies and four tankers aiding Venezuela’s socialist Maduro regime evade U.S. oil sanctions.

A group of indigenous shamans in Lima, Peru, organized a ritual on Monday to access visions of the future in anticipation of the 2026 new year. These visions, they told assembled media, showed the demise of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and a potential third world war.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Tuesday imposed sanctions on ten individuals and entities for their role in weapons trades between Iran and Venezuela.

Argentinian President Javier Milei told the UK Telegraph on Monday that he would very much like to meet with Reform UK leader and Brexit champion Nigel Farage. The appreciation appears to be mutual, as Farage has praised Milei’s successful efforts to trim the bloated Argentinian socialist state.