President Trump issued a series of new threats against various countries following the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend. Trump didn’t seem embarrassed when asked what the attack on Venezuela meant for other countries in the region, including Cuba and Colombia, while flying back to Washington from Florida. Source link
Venezuela’s acting President Delsey Rodriguez on Sunday delivered a cordial message to the United States and President Trump following the US arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Just a day after Rodriguez invited the US to cooperate with his government to strengthen “coexistence”, he struck a derogatory tone by saying… Source link
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will appear in court for the first time on Monday, after the Trump administration indicted and arrested the South American leader over the weekend. When reporters asked on Sunday night who was running Venezuela, President Trump made it clear: “We’re in charge.” Maduro and his wife, who were taken Monday morning……
Following Maduro’s capture, there remains uncertainty over Trump’s claim that the US is ‘in charge’ of Venezuela. Source link
GOP lawmakers returning to Capitol Hill face a health care bind, with Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expiring on Dec. 31, 2025, and no clear path forward to extend them. The GOP is divided on whether to extend the subsidies. But in December, four Republican centrists frustrated with party leadership joined… Source link
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) criticized the recent US operation in Venezuela, saying “there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world” but “that does not give the US President the right to invade.” “Listen, there are evil, brutal dictators all over the world. That doesn’t give the American President the right to attack them… Source…
The FTC is prepared to appeal the Meta decision and continue its important work on consumer protection cases and investigations of competitive harm, and may work with the two commissioners. Source link
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday insisted on the Trump administration’s justification for capturing Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. “There is no evidence that the Administration has presented to justify the actions taken in the context of an imminent threat to the health, safety, welfare, national security… Source link
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Sunday that Venezuelans in the US who were previously under Temporary Protective Status (TPS) can apply for asylum. “Every person who comes under TPS has the opportunity to apply for refugee status and the evaluation will move forward,” Noem told host Gillian Turner on “Fox News Sunday.” Noem…
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday underlined the importance of protecting Venezuela’s sovereignty after US forces captured President Nicolas Maduro and seized control of the country’s governance. Speaking in St. Peter’s Square during his Sunday mass, the first American Pope reflected on world events and called for attention to the interests of the Venezuelan people… Source…
