Nicolas Maduro Tag

Trump: U.S. Will Run Venezuela to Secure Order and Transition

Posted by Ben Smith on January 03, 2026 66 Comments

"We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition. So we don't want to be involved with having somebody else get in."...

Congress Reacts as Trump Details Maduro Capture in Interview

Posted by Ben Smith on January 03, 2026 70 Comments

Trump later confirmed that Maduro was transported to the USS Iwo Jima, an amphibious assault ship, before being flown to New York....

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Breaking: Maduro and Wife ‘Captured and Flown out of the Country’

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on January 03, 2026 74 Comments

"Venezuela’s government condemned what it said was a 'very serious grave military aggression.'"...

U.S. Pursues Third Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

Posted by Ben Smith on December 21, 2025 10 Comments

We "will continue to pursue the illicit movement of sanctioned oil that is used to fund narco terrorism in the region. We will find you, and we will stop you."...

Bill Barr Defends Trump Admin. Boat Strikes: ‘We Don’t Have to go and Arrest Them’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 21, 2025 20 Comments

"We have always taken the position in the United States that we can use force to protect our vital national interests"...

Trump Orders Blockade as U.S. Seizes Second Oil Tanker Near Venezuela

Posted by Ben Smith on December 20, 2025 22 Comments

“This would mark the second time in recent weeks that the United States has seized a tanker near Venezuela,” Reuters reported....

Sen. Fetterman Defends Trump Admin. Boat Strikes: ‘There’s Extensive Intelligence’

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 18, 2025 12 Comments

"When they move on these kinetic kinds of strikes, you know, they have absolute confidence in who’s on it and what’s on it."...

Seismic Power Shift Looms as Bolivia May Rewrite Lithium Deals Involving China to Favor U.S.

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 15, 2025 7 Comments

Another golden opportunity for the Trump administration team to make a deal that secures the U.S. critical mineral supply chain....

U.S. Captures Oil Tanker Off Venezuela Coast

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 10, 2025 41 Comments

"For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations."...

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Posted by Mike LaChance on December 07, 2025 7 Comments

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Report: Trump Issues Ultimatum to Maduro, Land Operations Appear Imminent

Posted by Elizabeth Stauffer on December 01, 2025 29 Comments

"They’re now one of the prime drug trafficking networks into the United States and Europe, and use their military positions ...

Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace ‘Closed’ in Fiery Post

Posted by Ben Smith on November 29, 2025 30 Comments

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USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Heads to Caribbean to Confront Narco-Terror Networks

Posted by Leslie Eastman on October 24, 2025 18 Comments

War Secretary Pete Hegseth deploys U.S. Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier strike group to achieve Trump's strategic vision for drug traffickers: Death....