Maduro was initially transported aboard the USS Iwo Jima before presumably being handed off at a U.S. airfield, at which point the couple was transported to New York. Aerial footage showed an aircraft carrying deposed dictator taxiing on the runway at Stewart International shortly after 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, … Read more
The Trump Administration has released images from a secure command room located at President Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago estate, during the daring operation that led to the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro on Saturday morning. A series of photos show several senior Trump cabinet officials, including War Secretary Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, … Read more
President Donald Trump and senior administration officials watch the raid from a secure command room at Mar-A-Lago The official codename for the operation — which was conducted in the early hours of January 3, 2026 — was Operation Absolute Resolve. It involved a large-scale strike on Venezuela, culminating in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro … Read more
Former Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro was indicted on drug and weapons charges in the Southern District of New York on Saturday, just hours after he was captured in a surgical military operation after weeks of buildup. In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, January 3, U.S. military forces executed a large-scale operation in … Read more
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed the latest indictment — which builds on previous drug-trafficking charges — in an X post Saturday morning. “Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have been indicted in the Southern District of New York. Nicolás Maduro has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and … Read more
Former President Donald Trump stunned the world by announcing that a decisive overnight operation had removed Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro from power, a move Trump supporters immediately hailed as a bold stand against dictatorship and corruption in the Western Hemisphere. Trump described the operation as swift, precise, and necessary, arguing that years of failed diplomacy … Read more
An off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent was involved in a violent confrontation with an armed individual at an apartment complex in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve, according to multiple news reports. The encounter occurred late at night and resulted in an exchange of gunfire, though the agent was not injured. Authorities later … Read more
BREAKING: First images of Nicolás Maduro captured in his Jammies US Sen. Mike Lee on Saturday said Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed him that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested to stand trial on criminal charges in the US. [read more] Lee said he had spoken directly with Rubio following what he described … Read more
US Sen. Mike Lee on Saturday said Secretary of State Marco Rubio informed him that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been arrested to stand trial on criminal charges in the US. Lee said he had spoken directly with Rubio following what he described as “kinetic action” earlier in the evening. “He informed me that Nicolas … Read more
This unconfirmed photo shows Maduro in DEA custody
