Why did Trump attack Venezuela? His press conference made his true motivations shockingly clear. It was jaw dropping TV. Or it should have been.

Trump's next remark may provide the answer as to why the Trump administration is now Maduro's loyal lieutenant - at least for now. Trump quoted Rodríguez as saying "we'll do whatever you want", adding "she really doesn't have a choice".

JD Vance was absent from Trump's briefing on the capture of Maduro due to security concerns. The Venezuelan leader was taken into U.S. custody in a major operation.

Venezuela's capital city, Caracas, was shaken by a number of explosions this morning - with US President Donald Trump then announcing the capture of the country's leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife.

President Donald Trump held a press conference on Jan. 3 to address the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The United States captured Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation on Jan.

President Donald Trump is meeting with House Republicans to align on their policy and political agenda at the start of a critical midterm election year.

In a triumphant news conference following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in the middle of the night last week, President Donald Trump invoked what he called the "Donroe Doctrine" -- his vision of a U.S. superpower that could assert its military might to conquer the Western Hemisphere.

Trump urges focus on healthcare reform and Obamacare subsidies during address to GOP lawmakers, outlining strategy for 2026 legislative priorities and midterm elections.

Bringing down Maduro was about bringing the Western hemisphere back under the influence of the United States — and brushing back America’s nastiest enemies.

Lea en españolAfter President Donald Trump stunned the world by saying the US plans to “run” Venezuela, uncertainty over what that means and who is in charge loomed over the South American nation.  Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was an indicted prisoner on a flight bound for New York by the time his Vice President Delcy Rodríguez — who Trump said would partner with Washington to “make Venezuela great again” — denounced the intervention as “barbaric” and a “kidnapping.

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon.

The president also reiterated aggressive comments toward Colombia’s leader, who denigrated the Trump administration as a "clan of pedophiles."