{"id":8863,"date":"2026-01-03T18:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-administration-notifying-congressional-leadership-of-maduro-operation-cnn\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T18:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T18:13:40","slug":"trump-administration-notifying-congressional-leadership-of-maduro-operation-cnn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/01\/03\/trump-administration-notifying-congressional-leadership-of-maduro-operation-cnn\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration notifying congressional leadership of Maduro operation &#8211; CNN"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<section data-tabcontent=\"Content\" data-editable=\"top\" data-track-zone=\"top\" data-sticky-anchor-pos=\"bottom\">\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/headline\/instances\/cmhnpy5wp007b27qhcy6b06id@published\" data-component-name=\"headline\">\n<p>Live Updates<\/p>\n<h2 data-editable=\"headlineText\" id=\"maincontent\">       Trump says US will \u2018run\u2019 Venezuela until \u2018judicious transition\u2019 following capture of Maduro     <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-lede\/instances\/cmhnpy5wu007p27qhfhn7awqh@published\" data-component-name=\"live-story-lede\" data-editable=\"items\" data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-canonical-url-path=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/world\/video\/trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid\" data-auth-type data-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmjyk3ap60000356m9mlr4lfh@published\" data-video-id=\"me2bda07d58da390295db7b25340d5eb35b1f0fc7a\" data-media-id=\"me2bda07d58da390295db7b25340d5eb35b1f0fc7a\" data-bolt-id=\"1391efeb-e1fb-5536-89c1-7188cc0775e7\" data-live data-analytics-aggregate-events=\"true\" data-custom-experience data-asset-type=\"hlsTs\" data-content-type=\"uploaded-clip\" data-medium-env data-autostart=\"disabled\" data-show-ads=\"true\" data-source=\"CNN\" data-featured-video=\"true\" data-headline=\"Trump says 'we're going to run' Venezuela\" data-has-video-player=\"true\" data-description=\"\n\n<p>President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US is \u201cgoing to run\u201d Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&#8217;s capture. Trump did not offer a timeline for how long he anticipated such a transition of power would take.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-duration=&#8221;01:26&#8243; data-source-html=&#8221;<span class=\"video-resource__source\"> \u2022 Source:                                      <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\" class=\"video-resource__source-url\">CNN<\/a>         <\/span>&#8221; data-fave-thumbnails=&#8221;{&#8220;big&#8221;: { &#8220;uri&#8221;: &#8220;https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=16&#215;9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill&#8221; }, &#8220;small&#8221;: { &#8220;uri&#8221;: &#8220;https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=16&#215;9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill&#8221; }  }&#8221; data-vr-video=&#8221;false&#8221; data-show-html=&#8221;<!-- unable to render partial show without a supplied context -->&#8221; data-byline-html=&#8221;<\/p>\n<div   data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/byline\/instances\/cmjyk3ar20001356mfwok76xg@published\"   data-component-name=\"byline\"   class=\"vossi-byline byline\"   data-editable=\"settings\" >\n<div class=\"vossi-byline__images byline__images\">         <\/div>\n<div class=\"vossi-byline__names byline__names\">           By <span class=\"byline__name vossi-byline__name\">Steven Kern<\/span>, CNN         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8221; data-timestamp-html=&#8221;<\/p>\n<div   class=\"timestamp vossi-timestamp\"   data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/timestamp\/instances\/cmjyk3ari0007356mqkqb6pts@published\"   data-editable=\"settings\" >     Updated           1:10 PM EST, Sat January 3, 2026       <\/div>\n<p>&#8221; data-check-event-based-preview data-is-vertical-video-embed=&#8221;false&#8221; data-network-id data-publish-date=&#8221;2026-01-03T17:10:45.521Z&#8221; data-video-section=&#8221;world&#8221; data-canonical-url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/video\/trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-branding-key data-video-slug=&#8221;trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-first-publish-slug=&#8221;trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-video-tags data-breakpoints=&#8221;{&#8220;video-resource&#8211;media-extra-large&#8221;: 660}&#8221; data-display-video-cover=&#8221;true&#8221; data-details data-track-zone=&#8221;live-story-lede&#8221; data-sticky-anchor-pos=&#8221;bottom&#8221;>                        <\/p>\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-player\/instances\/cmjyk3ari0006356m6dgykggp@published\" data-name=\"c-2026-01-03T164744Z_1618893227_RC2STIADJPTA_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA.jpg\" data-component-name=\"video-player\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"1600\" data-original-width=\"2400\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=original\" data-unselectable=\"true\" id=\"player-cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-player\/instances\/cmjyk3ari0006356m6dgykggp@published\" data-title data-show-ads=\"true\" data-is-vertical-video-embed=\"false\" data-custom-experience data-autostart=\"disabled\" data-is-vertical-video data-fixed-ratio=\"16x9\" data-headline=\"Trump says 'we're going to run' Venezuela\" data-auth-type data-video-resource-parent-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmjyk3ap60000356m9mlr4lfh@published\" data-live data-content-type=\"uploaded-clip\" data-video-resource-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/video-resource\/instances\/cmjylfkor000e3b6pe7l81yt3@published\" data-poster-image-override=\"{\"big\": { \"uri\": \"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\" }, \"small\": { \"uri\": \"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=h_540,w_960,c_fill\" }  }\" data-video-id=\"me2bda07d58da390295db7b25340d5eb35b1f0fc7a\" data-media-id=\"me2bda07d58da390295db7b25340d5eb35b1f0fc7a\" data-bolt-id=\"1391efeb-e1fb-5536-89c1-7188cc0775e7\" data-duration=\"01:26\" data-description=\"\n\n<p>President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US is \u201cgoing to run\u201d Venezuela in the immediate aftermath of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro&#8217;s capture. Trump did not offer a timeline for how long he anticipated such a transition of power would take.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-check-event-based-preview data-network-id data-publish-date=&#8221;2026-01-03T17:10:45.521Z&#8221; data-video-section=&#8221;world&#8221; data-canonical-url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/video\/trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-branding-key data-video-slug=&#8221;trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-first-publish-slug=&#8221;trump-says-were-going-to-run-venezuela-digvid&#8221; data-video-tags>        <picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/c-2026-01-03t164744z-1618893227-rc2stiadjpta-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela-20260103165502991.jpg?c=16x9&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio look on following a US strike on Venezuela where President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured, from Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on January 3.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1600\" width=\"2400\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump says &#8216;we&#8217;re going to run&#8217; Venezuela                 <\/p>\n<p><span>                                 01:26                             <\/span>                                 <span> \u2022 Source:                                      <a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/\">CNN<\/a>         <\/span>                     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Trump says &#8216;we&#8217;re going to run&#8217; Venezuela<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>01:26         <span>         <\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section data-editable=\"main\" data-track-zone=\"main\" data-reorderable=\"main\">\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story\/instances\/cmhnpy5x4008327qh54is4wh6@published\" data-deep-link-id data-drag-disable=\"true\" data-site=\"cnn\" data-post-text-plural=\"Posts\" data-post-text-single=\"Post\" data-redpill-text-single=\"New Update\" data-redpill-text-plural=\"New Updates\" data-deeplink-text-single=\"Newer Post\" data-deeplink-text-plural=\"Newer Posts\" data-show-paywall=\"true\" data-enable-livestory-paywall=\"true\" data-enable-livestory-regwall=\"false\">\n<section data-tabcontent=\"Content\">\n<div data-editable=\"spotlight\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:04:18 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmhnpy5x3007w27qhhzpm99qz@published\" data-post-id=\"cmhnpy5x3007w27qhhzpm99qz\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyinx5i00013b6sxmghr1es@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>Trump\u2019s plan for Venezuela: <\/strong>President Donald Trump said the US will indefinitely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjyjdicr00003b6q4uv9mv1y\">\u201crun the country\u201d of Venezuela<\/a> and \u201crebuild the oil infrastructure\u201d after capturing President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/07\/americas\/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-profile-latam-intl\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a> in a large-scale military operation today. He suggested the US would remain on-site until the nation is \u201cback on track\u201d but didn\u2019t specify a timeline.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmhnpy5x3007z27qh3whogay0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>What\u2019s next for Maduro: <\/strong>The Venezuela leader is expected to arrive today in New York, where he will face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjya6mkr00003b6pk95qwcfb\">drugs and weapons charges<\/a>. His wife, Cilia Flores, was also taken into custody after the couple was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjyanxh20005356pa0ztm46n\">dragged from their bedroom<\/a> by elite US forces during the overnight raid.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjydgd6v000a3b6stv56m9ac@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u2022 <strong>On the ground: <\/strong>Venezuela\u2019s opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado has called for an opposition candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjyha4en0005356p8uw5vphi\">to be installed<\/a> as leader, while the county\u2019s foreign minister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjy8h7fc0005356p0sycswz4\">insists Maduro remains the country\u2019s head. <\/a>Venezuelans in the capital have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjyfq67700003b6r5hsadfnu\">voiced mixed reactions<\/a> to the US\u2019s operation, with some celebrating the \u201cpositive change\u201d and others saying Maduro\u2019s capture creates \u201can even worse conflict.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-editable=\"items\" data-reorderable-component=\"items\">\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:09:37 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjylforg00003b60q7g55nus@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjylforg00003b60q7g55nus\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"0\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylfoz600033b60bejsp1lp@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said Saturday that he does not believe Venezuelan opposition leader Mar\u00eda Corina Machado has the support or respect needed to lead the country following the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylgg9s00083b60hl3gz9ee@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Pressed on whether he has been in contact with Machado since Maduro\u2019s capture, Trump said, \u201cno.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylgg9s00093b608npmfga3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI think it\u2019d be very tough for her to be the leader. She doesn\u2019t have the support within or the respect within the country. She\u2019s a very nice woman, but she doesn\u2019t have the respect to be leader.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag=\"reaction\" data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:08:07 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyl7uxz00003b6t8ky37m7l@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyl7uxz00003b6t8ky37m7l\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"1\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl7v5a00023b6tbvd7zl91@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Democrats are accusing the Trump administration of lying to Congress in previous classified briefings on Venezuela, insisting that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told members of Congress that regime change wasn\u2019t their goal.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq00073b6t93abwcoq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Senate Foreign Relations Ranking Member Jeanne Shaheen<\/strong> warned that Congress is in the dark on any \u201clong-term strategy\u201d on Venezuela and said the administration \u201cconsistently misled\u201d them.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq00093b6tqm8sly9t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Sen. Andy Kim <\/strong>wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FSenatorAndyKim%2Fstatus%2F2007399987596906501%3Fs%3D20&#038;data=05%7C02%7CTori.Powell%40cnn.com%7Cb5e15fdd488c4605dbd108de4aec6401%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C639030576517183220%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=dVyaAr55qOysK4vIaDB6l7JXXrc6G4YKMmb5U1BuJQQ%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">post<\/a> on X that \u201cSecretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn\u2019t about regime change. I didn\u2019t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq000a3b6trfdlrfig@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Rep. Jason Crow<\/strong>, a Democrat on the House Armed Services and Intelligence committees, agreed. \u201cThe Trump Administration repeatedly lied to Congress and the American people about Venezuela. Over and over, officials testified that this was not about regime change,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq000b3b6tbv1plxzj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Sen. Chris Coons<\/strong>, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, also said that lawmakers were given \u201cfalse\u201d information by the administration.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq000j3b6tatp6mpee@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Democrats also demanded an immediate briefing on the operation and the administration\u2019s plan to deal with the aftermath of removing Maduro. The Senate is scheduled to return from recess on Monday, and the House is set to return on Tuesday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq000c3b6t1vjshz2p@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Remember:<\/strong> Following a briefing by Rubio and Hegseth in December, ahead of the holiday recess, senators from both parties told CNN they left without a clear sense of whether the administration was actively working toward a regime change in Venezuela.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyljwnq000d3b6tq68lr035@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             At the time, GOP Sen. Markwayne Mullin insisted that regime change \u201cwas never a conversation\u201d in the briefing with all senators, and Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy said that the briefers were \u201cvery careful in that briefing not to get over their skis on the future war plans.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:05:46 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyko2z100133b6on4afgedp@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyko2z100133b6on4afgedp\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"2\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyko2z200143b6olaqsnfap@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump clarified that the US would put troops in Venezuela for the purposes of securing oil, vowing the money would go toward reimbursing Venezuelans and the United States for damages caused under Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2019s leadership.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylae7x001i3b6obqmmg4fn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump said earlier during a news conference in Florida that he would not rule out the possibility of US military involvement, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re not afraid of boots in the ground.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylw5ry00043b6p2ggmg71z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Asked by CNN\u2019s Kevin Liptak whether he envisions US boots on the ground while the US essentially runs the Venezuelan government in an interim period, Trump said, \u201cWell, no, we\u2019re going to have a presence in Venezuela as it pertains to oil.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylgaej001l3b6oc5wfvmpn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump downplayed how many troops would be needed, adding, \u201cWe\u2019re sending our expertise in, so you may need something, not very much.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:10:14 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjym03hx00053b60jxmwbpri@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjym03hx00053b60jxmwbpri\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"3\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjym03hz00063b60jlvjefmn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump issued a sharp warning to Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Saturday, citing concerns about drug trafficking in the wake of the US capture of Venezuela\u2019s leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in a large-scale military operation.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjym15pk000c3b60ik2s1yl8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             When asked about Petro\u2019s recent comments that he was unconcerned about any fallout from the operation, Trump responded directly during a press conference at Mar-a-Lago.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjym15pk000d3b602qhciq0c@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cHe has factories where he makes cocaine,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe\u2019s making cocaine and they\u2019re sending it into the United States,\u201d adding, \u201cSo he does have to watch his ass.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 18:01:10 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyk4x4d00003b6tvxo413vy@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyk4x4d00003b6tvxo413vy\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"4\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk4xl000023b6tw24pek57@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             US President Donald Trump said he did not talk about Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro during a recent phone call with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyla6gm00043b6t1b95zdne@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWe never spoke about Maduro,\u201d Trump told reporters at a news conference today.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyla6gm00053b6tuimqo3ul@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump added that he is \u201cnot thrilled with Putin\u201d at the moment, saying, \u201cHe\u2019s killing too many people.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylo2vd00013b6qmpuq4gct@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             <strong>Remember: <\/strong>Russia has remained a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/venezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26?post-id=cmjy66um500003d5t8d2ki8oh\">key ally of the Maduro regime<\/a> in the face of Trump\u2019s campaign against the Venezuelan government.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:52:00 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjylfxqr00003b6p4wvuc4dk@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjylfxqr00003b6p4wvuc4dk\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"5\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylfy2h00023b6prkgfbbmj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro was given \u201cmultiple very, very, very generous offers\u201d to leave power, but \u201cchose instead to act like a wild man\u201d and \u201cplay around.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600043b6pa6xwcja1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Speaking to the press Saturday after a US military operation that apprehended Maduro, Rubio said the Venezuelan leader had \u201cmultiple opportunities to find his way somewhere else.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600053b6p3zl76j4r@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cInstead, he wanted to play big boy,\u201d Rubio said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600063b6p22c6bilf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump told Fox News Saturday that Maduro \u201cwanted to negotiate at the end\u201d and was \u201ctrying hard to make a deal.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600073b6pdfnoeh29@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI didn\u2019t want to negotiate. I said, \u2018Nope, we got to do it,\u2019\u201d Trump said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600083b6p2nfcqew1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Rubio reiterated Saturday that Maduro was \u201ca fugitive of American justice\u201d and an illegitimate leader with a $50 million bounty.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli1600093b6p82ryx3k5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cI guess we saved $50 million,\u201d he quipped, turning to Trump, who responded, \u201cwe should make sure.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjylli16000a3b6pg4rzomx7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cDon\u2019t let anybody claim it, nobody deserves it but us,\u201d Trump added.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:56:21 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjbbi600003b6qm7smnq78@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjbbi600003b6qm7smnq78\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"6\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjylriq200053b6p1dymt3bh@published\" data-name=\"2026-01-03T172654Z_1297765871_RC2TTIAQ5QWM_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"2000\" data-original-width=\"3000\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-01-03t172654z-1297765871-rc2ttiaq5qwm-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-01-03t172654z-1297765871-rc2ttiaq5qwm-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela.JPG?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference in Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjbcni00033b6q9lrhqwst@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             US Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued the US military mission that saw strikes in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro was \u201cnot the kind of mission that you can do congressional notification on.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl5ez400083b6qkc1dqcjd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIt was a trigger-based mission in which conditions had to be met night after night. We watched and monitored that for number of days. So it\u2019s just simply not the kind of mission you can call people and say, \u2018Hey, we may do this at some point in the next 15 days,\u2019\u201d Rubio told reporters in Florida on Saturday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl5ez500093b6qaf1fzgnt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIt\u2019s just not the kind of mission that you can pre-notify because it endangers the mission,\u201d he said. He also said it was \u201clargely a law enforcement function.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl5ez5000a3b6qy50kjng5@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump added that \u201cCongress has a tendency to leak.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl5ez5000b3b6q178o6ws0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             CNN reported, according to numerous sources, that the administration notified congressional leadership and key committees about the operation after the fact.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyl5ez5000c3b6qaqt8jxkd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             White House chief of staff Susie Wiles told Vanity Fair in a previous interview that US strikes inside Venezuela would require congressional approval.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:38:26 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjykxcac00053b6po82zoqtz@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjykxcac00053b6po82zoqtz\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"7\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykxcae00063b6pdtqx5j17@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             During the operation in Venezuela early Saturday morning, \u201ca handful of troops sustained bullet and shrapnel wounds, but none are life-threatening,\u201d a source briefed on the matter told CNN.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykxsb9000c3b6pxm8hrsod@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump told Fox News on Saturday that \u201ca couple of guys were hit. But they came back and they\u2019re supposed to be in pretty good shape.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:35:43 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjxn4z000p3b6ow49351y1@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjxn4z000p3b6ow49351y1\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"8\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjxn50000q3b6o2jipedal@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States military could have killed Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro during its overnight operation if necessary.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykpffn00163b6o6lqy57jr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump reiterated how the US military \u201cwent through the opposition so fast,\u201d while also noting that \u201cthere was a lot of opposition.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyksyaw001a3b6oq1t351mr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cPeople were wondering, do we get them by surprise? Sort of surprised, but they were waiting for something. It was a lot of opposition. There was a lot of gunfire,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykavhv00113b6o5sq6vnmd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Maduro is aboard the USS Iwo Jima ship, and Trump posted an image of him in US custody shortly before the news conference began.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:36:20 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjykrs7o00033b6p888o5c44@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjykrs7o00033b6p888o5c44\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"9\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrs7p00043b6pi524ie20@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump offered some more details on who is in charge in Venezuela after the capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, saying that top US officials including Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth would work with a \u201cteam\u201d to help run the country.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrx9e00073b6paa224fmg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cIt\u2019s largely going to be, for a period of time, the people that are standing right behind me. We\u2019re going to be running it. We\u2019re going to be bringing it back,\u201d Trump said at his Mar-a-Lago club.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrx9e00083b6pgqoczc0d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president was standing in front of Rubio, Hegseth, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrq3t00013b6p6au8e78d@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             He later clarified that Rubio and Hegseth would be a \u201cteam that\u2019s working with the people of Venezuela to make sure that we have Venezuela right,\u201d raising the possibility of a power vacuum in the US\u2019 absence.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrx9e00093b6pcr9gx58f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump did not rule out the possibility of US military involvement, saying, \u201cWe\u2019re not afraid of boots in the ground.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrx9e000a3b6p1u9h2kus@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             He also said there are plans to \u201crebuild the oil infrastructure,\u201d which he said would be \u201cpaid for by the oil companies directly.\u201d Venezuela has massive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/01\/03\/business\/oil-gas-venezuela-maduro\">reserves<\/a> of crude oil.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykrx9e000b3b6p6oxl8cjs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump did not provide a specific timeline but suggested the US would remain on site until the country is \u201cput back on track.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:30:51 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjykhnqn00003b6qpmactjh6@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjykhnqn00003b6qpmactjh6\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"10\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjykw8ly000c3b6tg2e4qpnw@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2253880032.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6789587852494577\" data-original-height=\"5008\" data-original-width=\"7376\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2253880032.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2253880032.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks to the press Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"5008\" width=\"7376\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykhnxf00023b6qlvqrur5z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine on Saturday described the operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro as an extensive meticulously planned operation that took months to prepare for and hours to carry out on the ground.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzc00083b6qcep01lyx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago in Florida, Caine described the mission as a collaboration involving all branches of the military and intelligence agencies that requires months of preparation.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzc00093b6qrr83l5jo@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             That included tracking Maduro to \u201cunderstand how he moved, where he lived, where he traveled, what he ate, what he wore,\u201d Caine said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzc000a3b6q0e3nhhyx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             CNN previously reported that the CIA had installed a small team inside Venezeula over the summer to keep close watch on Maduro\u2019s activities.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzd000b3b6qmxe115yn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Late on Friday night, Caine added, more than 150 aircraft launched from 20 different bases on land and sea across the Western Hemisphere. Among them were helicopters carrying an extraction force that began their flight into Venezuela at just 100 feet above the water.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzd000c3b6qrlbv5g3h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The helicopters, safeguarded by a series of strikes carried out in the area, arrived at Maduro\u2019s compound around 1 a.m. ET. The effort to capture Maduro and his wife required multiple \u201cself defense engagements\u201d as the forces came under fire, Caine said, before flying out of Venezuela around 3:29 ET.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzd000d3b6qbwfds4g4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Maduro and his wife were subsequently transferred to the USS Iwo Jima, where they\u2019re now on their way to New York to stand trial.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykitzd000e3b6qbsz1l5og@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cFailure of one component of this well-oiled machine would have endangered the entire mission, and failure is never an option for America\u2019s joint force,\u201d Caine said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:24:11 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyk19o600003b611y800zeh@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyk19o600003b611y800zeh\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"11\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjykic8s000a3b6t92h3i5pw@published\" data-name=\"AP26003619837417.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"3664\" data-original-width=\"5496\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26003619837417.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26003619837417.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump listens as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3664\" width=\"5496\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1p8u00093b61sy1z87lq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine said Saturday that one US aircraft was struck during the operation to capture Nicol\u00e1s Maduro in Venezuela but remained operational throughout the mission.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykh7ye00053b61ew50e0t7@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cOne of our aircraft was hit, but remained flyable, and as the president said earlier today, all of our aircraft came home, and that aircraft remained flyable during the rest of the mission, as the operation unfolded at the compound,\u201d Caine said, speaking at a press conference at Mar-a-Lago alongside President Donald Trump.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykh7ye00063b61dxaeioyj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Caine also highlighted the role of intelligence teams in supporting the mission in real time.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykh7ye00073b61lqkhrerf@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cOur air and ground intelligence teams provided real-time updates to the ground force, ensuring those forces could safely navigate the complex environment without unnecessary risk.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykh7ye00083b61u0pinds4@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             He added that US forces encountered resistance as they exited the country.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykh7ye00093b61gsq6hg11@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThere were multiple self-defense engagements as the force began to withdraw out of Venezuela,\u201d Caine said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:23:17 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyihu1m00003b6s7q9aazwi@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyihu1m00003b6s7q9aazwi\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"12\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyihubr00023b6sv4iy67fr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             US forces will remain in the region following large-scale strikes on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro overnight, said Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykiq7i000j3b6s5po4ng7z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Caine called the US operation a \u201ctestament to the dedication and unwavering commitment to justice and our resolve to hold accountable those who threaten peace and stability,\u201d thanking those who carried out the mission.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:28:11 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyj7533000f3b6oc0n3dyxm@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyj7533000f3b6oc0n3dyxm\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"13\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjykrbf8000b3b6tq6bjunxk@published\" data-name=\"AP26003612275793.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6664892201224382\" data-original-height=\"2504\" data-original-width=\"3757\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26003612275793.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/ap26003612275793.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"President Donald Trump speaks Saturday at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listens.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"2504\" width=\"3757\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyj7534000g3b6odkencevt@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said his administration has \u201csuperseded\u201d the principles laid out in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/milestone-documents\/monroe-doctrine\" target=\"_blank\">Monroe Doctrine<\/a>, which he said is sometimes referred to as the \u201cDonroe Document.\u201d     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk42wb000v3b6o1fux336f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cFor decades, other administrations have neglected or even contributed to these growing security threats in the Western Hemisphere. Under the Trump administration, we are reasserting American power in a very powerful way in our home region,\u201d Trump said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk7kf8000y3b6oxxe12fj3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump also offered justification for the United States intervening, stating that Venezuela was \u201cincreasingly hosting foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten US interests and lives.\u201d He added that Venezuela used those weapons last night.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk441f000x3b6odcvcrt8k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cAll of these actions were in gross violation of the core principles of American foreign policy, dating back more than two centuries,\u201d Trump said. \u201cNot anymore.\u201d     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:19:08 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjtmn900003b6qpfl8cj7i@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjtmn900003b6qpfl8cj7i\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"14\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk6mga000i3b6q9jx3bttx@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Demonstrations are planned in cities across the US today against military action in Venezuela, after the US conducted a large-scale strike on the city of Caracas and captured Venezuelan President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/07\/americas\/venezuela-nicolas-maduro-profile-latam-intl\">Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk7ly6000j3b6q2ahhkwfn@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWe need to take to the streets and say no to another endless war! The people of this country do not want another war! A U.S. war would cause death and destruction for the people of Venezuela,\u201d the Answer Coalition, one group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answercoalition.org\/venezuela?utm_campaign=2026_01_03_no_war_on_vze&#038;utm_medium=email&#038;utm_source=answercoalition\" target=\"_blank\">organizing the protests<\/a>, wrote in a news release.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk7pp6000k3b6qyzv96psj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Demonstrations are planned for Chicago, New York\u2019s Times Square, outside the White House in Washington, DC, along with city halls and statehouses across the country this afternoon.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:18:20 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjiva700003b6r6z0ll1ky@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjiva700003b6r6z0ll1ky\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"15\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjiviy00023b6rns01d017@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro is expected to arrive in New York today and is likely to be taken to the federal Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, a source tells CNN.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykdxm500043b6rcapi6qd9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The earliest he would be presented in court at the Southern District of New York in Manhattan is Monday, the source said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjykdxm500053b6rggam3f0b@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Maduro was indicted in SDNY in 2020, and a superseding indictment there was <a href=\"https:\/\/nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fworld%2Flive-news%2Fvenezuela-explosions-caracas-intl-hnk-01-03-26%3Fpost-id%3Dcmjyhiwe000053b6ql05p40yi&#038;data=05%7C02%7CMatt.Meyer%40cnn.com%7Cd9d6d3f259454b2d296b08de4aea3085%7C0eb48825e8714459bc72d0ecd68f1f39%7C0%7C0%7C639030567094540632%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&#038;sdata=TCxrR5P8UwL6Z5IE5cdoiOrmqkTxj39VqG7U2jLNP9o%3D&#038;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled Saturday<\/a>.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:15:55 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjxgu800003b61avzr4off@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjxgu800003b61avzr4off\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"16\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjyk7cj200073b6tn43erfks@published\" data-name=\"GettyImages-2252065030.jpg\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666046511627907\" data-original-height=\"3583\" data-original-width=\"5375\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2252065030.jpg?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/gettyimages-2252065030.jpg?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"An oil refinery is seen at dusk in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, on December 18, 2025.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3583\" width=\"5375\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjxhft00023b61aqifesgl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said Saturday that the US embargo on Venezuelan oil remains in place following the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, while delivering a sharp warning to other political and military figures tied to the regime.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1fzb00033b61k3vanftb@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump told reporters at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida that the United States is maintaining economic and military pressure on Venezuela as it assesses next steps.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1fzb00053b618y45regr@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump also issued a direct warning to leaders associated with Maduro.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1fzb00063b61p7xzkrvs@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cAll political and military figures in Venezuela should understand what happened to Maduro can happen to them, and it will happen to them if they aren\u2019t just fair, even to their people,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1fzb00073b61rk3ihmw8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Trump said Maduro\u2019s removal marked a turning point for the country.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk1fzb00083b61ghb4cb4k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThe dictator and terrorist, Maduro, is finally gone in Venezuela. People are free. They\u2019re free again. It\u2019s been a long time for them, but they\u2019re free,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:08:44 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjh30l00093b61cl7fh3us@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjh30l00093b61cl7fh3us\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"17\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjh30m000a3b61g2lf9lso@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, who is aboard the USS Iwo Jima headed to New York, is expected to briefly stop at the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, before being transferred to New York, two sources familiar with the plans tell CNN.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjx86f00073b6qhtb097lm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             Part of the consideration is that this allows the transfer to made more quickly, according to a source. By putting him on plane there, officials can take him directly to New York instead of having to first present him at another court.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjuibk00053b6q3yb7g7ek@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The base, sometimes referred to as \u201cGitmo,\u201d is located in southeastern Cuba, on the coast of Guant\u00e1namo Bay.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:15:33 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjdo0k00053b6qiwoigtd0@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjdo0k00053b6qiwoigtd0\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"18\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<div data-image-variation=\"image\" data-breakpoints=\"{\"image--eq-extra-small\": 115, \"image--eq-small\": 300, \"image--eq-large\": 660}\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/image\/instances\/cmjykb1de00083b6tosslui66@published\" data-name=\"2026-01-03T171120Z_1149446133_RC2TTIA04YYQ_RTRMADP_3_USA-VENEZUELA.JPG\" data-component-name=\"image\" data-observe-resizes data-original-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\" data-original-height=\"3616\" data-original-width=\"5424\" data-url=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-01-03t171120z-1149446133-rc2ttia04yyq-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela.JPG?c=original\" data-editable=\"settings\">        <picture><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.cnn.com\/api\/v1\/images\/stellar\/prod\/2026-01-03t171120z-1149446133-rc2ttia04yyq-rtrmadp-3-usa-venezuela.JPG?c=original&#038;q=w_1280,c_fill\/f_avif\" alt=\"Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a press conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday.\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"3616\" width=\"5424\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/picture>     <\/div>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjdo0k00063b6qx46n84kg@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The overnight mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro was dubbed Operation Absolute Resolve, Chairman of the  Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said on Saturday.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyk23yl000p3b6qqqhpx9e9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThe operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was discreet, precise and conducted during the darkest hours of January 2, and was the culmination of months of planning and rehearsal \u2014 an operation that frankly only the United States military could undertake,\u201d he said.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-filter-tag data-last-updated=\"Sat, 03 Jan 2026 17:05:36 GMT\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyer3xw00053b6p4vtzg6g8@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyer3xw00053b6p4vtzg6g8\" data-component-name=\"live-story-post\" data-post-order-id=\"19\">\n<div data-editable=\"content\" data-reorderable-component=\"content\">\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjvvo7000h3b6pc6f27m5j@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States was prepared to mount a second attack on Venezuela if need be \u2014 though he suggested it was no longer necessary after military personnel were able to capture Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro and his wife in an overnight raid.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjvvo7000i3b6pae37tgd3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cWe were prepared to do a second wave if we needed to do so \u2014 we actually assumed that a second wave would be necessary, but now it\u2019s probably not,\u201d Trump said in remarks from Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday as he recounted the operation.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjvvo7000j3b6pbtrdth9n@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             \u201cThe first wave, if you\u2019d like to call it that, the first attack was so successful, we probably don\u2019t have to do a second, but we\u2019re prepared to do a second wave, a much bigger wave, actually,\u201d he continued.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjvvo7000k3b6px6om0zi3@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             The president reiterated comments that the operation conducted in the early hours of Saturday morning, which saw elite US forces drag Maduro and his wife from their bedroom, was as \u201cpinpoint\u201d operation.     <\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmjyjvvo7000l3b6pusnbd0gz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">             And he added that subsequent military operations in Venezuela were in the planning phase but that the administration \u201cprobably won\u2019t have to do\u201d them.     <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjgk4v00053b61d38cs37y@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjgk4v00053b61d38cs37y\" data-filter-tag data-post-order-id=\"20\">\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyil7pp00053b6oa6krwcre@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyil7pp00053b6oa6krwcre\" data-filter-tag data-post-order-id=\"21\">\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjdicr00003b6q4uv9mv1y@published\" data-post-id=\"cmjyjdicr00003b6q4uv9mv1y\" data-filter-tag data-post-order-id=\"22\">\n<article data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/live-story-post\/instances\/cmjyjb53n00003b6qu19quru8@published\" 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