JUST IN - Trump says the U.S. has captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife during the military operation against Venezuela.

UPDATE - Maduro was captured by a U.S. Delta Force unit during the military regime change operation in Venezuela.

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JUST IN - Maduro's capture by U.S. was "negotiated exit" — Sky

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//The Wire//1130Z January 3, 2026//
//PRIORITY//
//BLUF: UNITED STATES BEGINS WAR IN VENEZUELA. MADURO CAPTURED IN OVERNIGHT RAID.//

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-International Events-

Caribbean: The war in Venezuela has begun. Overnight, the United States carried out a Helicopter Assault Force (HAF) raid to capture Maduro and his family, which President Trump states was a success. Maduro is currently being flown out of the country, and large-scale airstrikes are being carried out in Caracas. No American casualties have been reported as a result of the operation, and the forces that launched the raid are already out of Venezuelan airspace.

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Analyst Comments: Based on statements made by Maduro's political opposition, he cut a deal. The raid was part of the egress plan to get him out of the country, and he did so willingly. The kinetic nature of the operation was to enable Marudo to escape without his own people killing him, and so far the operation seems to be a success. Whether or not any of this is true is anyone's guess at the moment, but that's the story.

Concerning battle damage in Caracas, substantial strikes have taken place. Once the sun rises a more thorough examination of what happened can take place, but right now it looks like most of the military capability in Caracas has been taken offline, with heavy strikes hitting Fort Tiuna, as well as La Carlota Airbase.

Analyst: S2A1
Research: https://publish.obsidian.md/s2underground
Disclaimer: No LLMs were used in the writing of this report.
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JUST IN - Nobel Peace Prize winner and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado: "We are ready to take over government" in Venezuela — Bloomberg

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JUST IN - Maduro and his wife have been indicted in the Southern District of New York, DOJ's Bondi says.

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JUST IN - Trump says "The team did an incredible job... there's no other country on earth that can do such a maneuver."

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NOW - Trump says the United States is going to be "very strongly involved" in Venezuela's oil industry in the wake of the regime change operation to capture Maduro.

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JUST IN - China "strongly condemns" the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and its president.

Read here: https://www.disclose.tv/id/m1lfwrn08h/

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JUST IN - NYT says Trump's attack on Venezuela is illegal.

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Another atmospheric river targets California this weekend prompting flooding concerns, heavy mountain snow and strong winds while a clipper this weekend will being snow to the Upper Great Lakes.

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UPDATE - Police authorities in Berlin are informing residents about the partial power outage as darkness falls across the German capital.

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NOW - Trump says U.S. "will run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition."

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NOW - Trump says U.S. oil companies will go into Venezuela "spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure, and start making money for the country."

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NEW: Elderly Man Arrested After Allegedly Brandishing Shotgun at Woodland Hills Hotel

An elderly man with white hair was taken into custody by Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Topanga Division officers following reports of him allegedly pointing a shotgun at another person inside a hotel.

The incident occurred around 12:15pm on Jan 3,2026 at the Extended Stay America located at 20205 Ventura Boulevard.

Officers responded to the scene, located the suspect, and took him into custody and then transported him to the Van Nuys station for booking on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

No shots were fired, and no injuries were reported. The circumstances leading to the confrontation, including any potential relationship between the parties, are under investigation.

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Big news out of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals re: California's Open Carry Ban is Unconstitutional

https://www.ammoland.com/2026/01/ninth-circuit-rules-californias-open-carry-ban-unconstitutional/

Additional article on the 9th Circuit Court's decision

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/02/federal-judges-strike-down-california-open-carry-ban-00709555