Venezuelan journalist Germania Poleo's message to those protesting Maduro’s arrest because of Trump:

"Do not for a moment let your hatred and disdain for Donald Trump have you defending the dictator of my country.. We Venezuelans are very, very happy that…

Thomas Massie continues his crusade against Trump, complaining about Trump's use of executive authority.

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A plane transporting Nicolás Maduro has arrived in New York after departing from Guantanamo Bay.

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe laughed when President Trump said “6–7” in his press conference.

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Judges have reduced sentences as consolation for having to spend time at the complex due to the conditions inside.

Maduro was perp walked by dozens of federal agents into a New York airport hangar.

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Trump brags about how unstoppable the US is and mocks Russia’s military.

He made fun of Putin’s “special military operation,” which was slated to take only a few days before spiraling into a four-year conflict, calling it “primitive.”

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A violent rioter in Shiraz, Iran, attacked security forces with a flamethrower and was shot dead at the scene.

Iranian security forces are using rubber bullets to quell civil unrest in Tehran.

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Maduro is being transferred from Stewart Air Force Base to Manhattan.

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Foreign investors have bought $700B in US equities, the largest inflow of the century.

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President Trump and his top advisers had for months telegraphed their plans to take down Nicolás Maduro. And yet, when it happened, Washington and Caracas were stunned by the ferocity and speed of the attack.

As the operation unfolded, senior US officials monitored the situation on X.

Images show Secretary of War Pete Hegseth typing “venezuela” in the X search bar.

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Pete Hegseth says intervening in Venezuela is the "opposite" of intervening in Iraq, referring to the 20-year quagmire that became one of the most unpopular conflicts in US history.

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Comedian Sal Vulcan uploaded a TikTok video with audio of Nick Fuentes saying, “Jews be jewing, n*ggas be n*gga-ing, b*tches be b*tching.”

The Impractical Jokers star was advertising his upcoming tour, “Everything’s Fine.”

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Nicolás Maduro wished federal agents a “good night” and a “happy New Year” as he was escorted in handcuffs at DEA’s Manhattan HQ.

Maduro was seated by DEA agents for a photo-op, where he offered a sheepish thumbs-up.

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Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino has stepped down from his post to return to podcasting.

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In 2025, more Americans worked multiple jobs to make ends meet than before Covid-19 and during the Great Recession.

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In 2025, more Americans were working multiple jobs to make ends meet than before COVID-19 and during the Great Recession.

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The youngest crew member involved in the Nicolas Maduro operation was a 20-year-old Zoomer.

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Iran has reportedly shot at numerous protestors.

President Trump has made it clear that the US would intervene on behalf of the protestors if Iran were to deploy lethal force.

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