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The U.S. military carried out a "large-scale strike" on Venezuela Saturday morning, capturing the nation's dictatorial leader, Nicolás Maduro, who will face sweeping criminal charges on U.S. soil, according to an unsealed indictment released by Attorney General Pam Bondi. Maduro, who was elected in 2013 and served as Hugo Chavez's vice president, is facing charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to […]

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 temporary but necessary, saying the U.S. does not want to allow "somebody else get in" before conditions are stable. He said the goal is peace, liberty and justice for Venezuelans, including those who have fled to the […]

President Donald Trump's House GOP critics are ripping the administration's operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the first to criticize the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela, again breaking from the majority of his party and butting heads with the commander-in-chief.Massie, a longtime critic of U.S. foreign intervention, appeared to question the legality of the federal government's Venezuela strikes."If […]

After a year in which U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement dramatically increased its operations under President Donald Trump and simultaneously faced an increase in attacks against officials, the agency is highlighting the "best of the best" agents for particularly heroic actions in the line of duty.In a Friday statement, ICE said that "despite the obstacles they face, including record numbers of violent anti-ICE rioters assaulting law enforcement, terrorist attacks, and […]

At least one House Democrat is praising President Donald Trump's capture of Nicolás Maduro after the U.S. conducted surprise strikes in Venezuela overnight Saturday night."The capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, who oppressed Venezuela's people is welcome news for my friends and neighbors who fled his violent, lawless, and disastrous rule. However, cutting off the head of a snake is fruitless if it just regrows," Rep. […]