Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington ...

The U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was a months-in-the-making mission rehearsed using replicas of Maduro’s fortified compound, showcasing military might, ingenuity — and ...

Inside his home on a military base, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro bolted for a safe room as U.S. troops swooped into the compound and explosions lit up the nighttime sky over Caracas. Maduro ...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, President Donald Trump said Saturday that the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of growing military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump ordered a brazen operation into the South American country to capture its ...

President Trump said the U.S. will run Venezuela until a "proper transition can take place," said he wasn't "afraid of boots on the ground," and defended Saturday's military strikes that resulted in ...

President Donald Trump said the United States is "going to run the country" in Venezuela until what he described as a safe, proper and judicious transition can take place. Trump framed the role as ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump on Saturday addressed the ...

Trump said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was being brought to the US to face charges after he was captured during a military operation. The US will 'run' Venezuela until a leadership transition ...

WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) – At 4:21 on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump sent a message on his Truth Social platform: the United States had carried out a daring mission to capture Venezuelan ...

The U.S. military “captured” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after a special forces military operation in Caracas, President Donald Trump announced. “The United States of America has successfully ...

President Trump announced that U.S. forces had captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, following a “large-scale attack.” By Melissa Kirsch and The Morning Team Reports of explosions in Caracas ...