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• Sunday shows preview: Trump operation in Venezuela draws praise, condemnation

  03-01-2026 23:44 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump dropped a bombshell early Saturday when he announced U.S. strikes against Venezuela and the capture of the country's strongman leader, Nicolás Maduro. At a news conference at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort later in the day, the president detailed a plan for the U.S. to “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place, even as Venezuelan...
  
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• Trump says Machado 'doesn't have the support' in Venezuela, wasn't consulted

  03-01-2026 23:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Saturday said Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado "doesn't have the support" within Venezuela to be its next leader after U.S. troops captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and said she was not consulted prior to the operation. "I think it would be very tough for her to be the leader," Trump said...
  
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• Trump’s judicial battles raise profiles of federal judges

  03-01-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration’s escalating clash with the judiciary over immigration, spending priorities and more is turning previously unknown judges like James Boasberg and Paula Xinis into household names.The judiciary has been a notable battleground in President Trump’s first year back in office, particularly given Congress’s compliance with his vision. More than 500 legal challenges have been...
  
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• Five key takeaways on Trump’s stunning toppling of Maduro 

  03-01-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump sent shockwaves throughout the world when the U.S. successfully carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The large scale operation took place in the early hours of Saturday and involved more than 150 U.S. aircraft. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were swiftly charged in the Southern District of New York and are en route...
  
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• 5 key takeaways on Trump’s stunning toppling of Maduro 

  03-01-2026 23:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump sent shock waves throughout the world when the U.S. successfully carried out an operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.   The large-scale operation took place in the early hours of Saturday and involved more than 150 U.S. aircraft. Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were swiftly charged in the Southern District of New York and are en route...
  
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• Maduro is Venezuela's only president, says VP Delcy Rodriguez

  03-01-2026 22:44 via thehill.com
  
  Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez on Saturday said President Nicolás Maduro is their country's only president, several hours after U.S. troops captured him and his wife to face charges in New York. "There is only one president in Venezuela, and his name is Nicolas Maduro Moros," Rodriguez said in a televised address to Venezuelans hours...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela with Maduro in custody; reaction to action is sharply divided

  03-01-2026 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela after U.S. personnel carried out a "large scale" attack inside the country and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the week hours of Saturday. Trump gave the green light late on Friday for the massive operation. "We're going to run the country until such time...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela with Maduro in custody; reaction sharply divided

  03-01-2026 21:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela after U.S. personnel carried out a "large scale" attack inside the country and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the week hours of Saturday. Trump gave the green light late on Friday for the massive operation. "We're going to run the country until such time...
  
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• Maduro, wife face new indictment: What we know about the case

  03-01-2026 21:01 via thehill.com
  
  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, face cocaine importation conspiracy charges and other counts in an indictment newly unsealed Saturday after their capture. The four-count superseding indictment, which also charges other Venezuelan government officials and allies, alleges Maduro leveraged government power to protect and promote vast criminal conduct — from drug trafficking to terrorism — for the benefit of himself
  
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• Washington Post editorial board backs Maduro capture, Venezuela strikes

  03-01-2026 20:52 via thehill.com
  
  The Washington Post editorial board on Saturday lauded President Trump's capture of embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, calling the military operation "a major victory for American interests." "Millions of people around the world, most of all in Venezuela, are celebrating the downfall of the dictator Nicolás Maduro," the board wrote. "President Donald Trump’s decision to capture him...
  
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• Rubio sends warning to Cuba's leaders after Maduro's removal: 'I'd be concerned'

  03-01-2026 20:08 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday warned Cuba's leaders that "I'd be concerned" following the United States' capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during an attack earlier in the day. Rubio spoke to reporters at a press conference at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. The secretary accused Cuba of being "run by incompetent,...
  
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• Republicans rally around Trump Venezuela operation, with few detractors

  03-01-2026 20:06 via thehill.com
  
  Republican lawmakers' reactions to President Trump’s arrest and indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday spanned the spectrum of the GOP. Trump’s stalwart allies and Latin American hawks cheered the shocking operation. Centrist lawmakers issued balanced statements while the president's few critics in the party rebuked the military action. The near unanimity among Republicans...
  
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• Hegseth: Maduro 'f'd around and he found out' 

  03-01-2026 19:42 via thehill.com
  
  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro "f'd around and found out" following the leader's capture amid U.S. strikes on the country's capital Caracas. "Nicolás Maduro had his chance," Hegseth said at a press conference with Trump at the president's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. "Just like Iran had their chance until...
  
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• Pelosi accuses Trump of hypocrisy over Maduro charges

  03-01-2026 18:49 via thehill.com
  
  Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday called President Trump's indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro "hypocritical," after Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández last year following his conviction on drug charges. "If the President grounds his actions on the basis of drug trafficking charges, it is entirely hypocritical in light of...
  
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• Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela, control oil production

  03-01-2026 18:14 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said Saturday that the U.S. will “run” Venezuela until a transition takes place following the capture of the country’s President Nicholas Maduro."We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition," Trump said during a news conference from his Mar-a-Lago resort. "We don't...
  
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• Trump administration informed Gang of Eight of Venezuela operation after it started

  03-01-2026 18:11 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration informed the “Gang of Eight,” the top Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate and House and the chairmen and ranking members of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees, of the operation against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro only after it started, according to a source familiar with the matter. The administration didn’t...
  
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• Trump says the US will be ‘very strongly involved’ in Venezuelan oil 

  03-01-2026 17:58 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. will be “very strongly involved” in Venezuela’s oil industry, President Trump said Saturday after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Asked about the future of the country’s oil industry on Fox News’s “Fox & Friends”, Trump said, “Well, I see that we’re going to be very strongly involved in it.” “We have the greatest oil...
  
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• Massie questions legality of Trump's action in Venezuela

  03-01-2026 17:57 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Saturday questioned the legality of the Trump administration's strikes on Venezuela, which ended with the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. "If this action were constitutionally sound, the Attorney General wouldn’t be tweeting that they’ve arrested the President of a sovereign country and his wife...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says US will 'run' Venezuela after Maduro capture

  03-01-2026 17:53 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela after U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation. "We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition," he said at a news conference at...
  
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• Trump posts photo of Maduro on US ship headed to New York

  03-01-2026 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump posted a photo of captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima on Saturday. The photo, posted to his Truth Social account, shows Maduro dressed in a sweatshirt and sweatpants with what looks like headphones and dark glasses placed over his eyes. The Venezuelan leader is also holding a water bottle...
  
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• Trump posts photo Maduro on US ship to New York

  03-01-2026 17:51 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump posted a photo of captured Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima on Saturday. The photo, posted to his Truth Social account, shows Maduro dressed in a sweatshirt and sweatpants with what looks like headphones and dark glasses placed over his eyes. The Venezuelan leader is also holding a water bottle...
  
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• Live updates: Trump gives update on Maduro capture, US strikes in Venezuela

  03-01-2026 17:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is addressing the nation about the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife after the U.S. military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation from Mar-a-Lago.  Both are en route to New York, Trump later told Fox News, where the Latin American leader is under indictment. Here’s what you...
  
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• Senate to vote next week to block Trump’s military action against Venezuela

  03-01-2026 17:30 via thehill.com
  
  The Senate will vote next week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block President Trump from continuing military against Venezuela — a vote that takes on heightened importance after U.S. forces attacked the South American nation and arrested President Nicolás Maduro early Saturday. The resolution to block the administration from engaging in further hostilities...
  
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• What to know about the 'large scale' US strike on Venezuela

  03-01-2026 17:15 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Saturday announced that the U.S. conducted a "large scale strike" on Venezuela's capital Caracas, where U.S. troops captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Explosions rocked Caracas early Saturday morning, with strikes also seen in the states of Aragua, La Guaira and Miranda, according to Venezuela's government. The attack...
  
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• Florida Republicans laud Trump over Maduro capture

  03-01-2026 17:05 via thehill.com
  
  Florida Republicans widely lauded President Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro on Saturday, citing the state’s strong ties to the South American nation.  “A new day is here for Venezuela and Latin America,” Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said in a post on X. “The United States and our hemisphere are safer because of...
  
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• Dozens of Caribbean flights canceled after US strikes Venezuela

  03-01-2026 16:13 via thehill.com
  
  Major U.S. airlines canceled dozens of flights to the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, after the Trump administration launched a "large-scale" attack on Venezuela. The move came after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) implemented flight restrictions in the region following the U.S. military operation, which included the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife...
  
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• Cotton defends lack of congressional notification for Maduro operation

  03-01-2026 16:07 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) on Saturday said the Trump administration did not notify congressional leaders ahead of its operation to arrest and remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro even as he defended the decision. “That’s probably one reason it didn’t leak over these four days as they were waiting for the right weather,” Cotton, the chair...
  
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• Trump describes capture of Maduro on Fox News; says 2 US troops, helicopter hit

  03-01-2026 16:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump provided the first details of the U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro during a Saturday morning interview on Fox News, also confirming that two American personnel and a helicopter were hit during the overnight raid. “I think we had nobody killed, I have to say because a couple of guys were...
  
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• Venezuelan VP presses Trump admin for 'proof of life' after Maduro captured

  03-01-2026 15:30 via thehill.com
  
  Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez on Saturday demanded that the Trump administration give "proof of life" after U.S. personnel captured President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores hours earlier. "In the face of this brutal attack we at this moment do not know the place in which the President Nicolás Maduro is, along with...
  
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• Live updates: Trump says Maduro ‘bum rushed’ in ‘fortress;’ will deliver 11 am news conference

  03-01-2026 15:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump early Saturday announced that U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as the military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation. Both are en route to New York, Trump later told Fox News, where the Latin American leader is under indictment. Explosions were heard in the early hours...
  
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• Live updates: Trump describes capture of Maduro in call; Bondi says he will face 'full wrath' of US justice

  03-01-2026 15:17 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump early Saturday announced that U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and were flown out of the country as the military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation. Explosions were heard in the early hours in Caracas, the nation’s capital, and some parts of the city reported being without...
  
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• READ: Justice Department's 2020 indictment against Maduro

  03-01-2026 15:14 via thehill.com
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday morning said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife Cilia Flores, had been indicted in the Southern District of New York. He "has been charged with Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United...
  
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• Pam Bondi says Maduro indicted on narco-terrorism charges

  03-01-2026 14:18 via thehill.com
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had both been indicted in narco-terrorism charges following military strikes in Venezuela. Bondi’s statement came after President Trump announced the capture of Maduro and Flores. Maduro’s whereabouts after the U.S. attack were unclear, and Venezuelan officials were asking for...
  
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• Maduro indicted on narco-terrorism charges after capture

  03-01-2026 14:18 via thehill.com
  
  Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had both been indicted in narco-terrorism charges following military strikes in Venezuela. Bondi’s statement came after President Trump announced the capture of Maduro and Flores. Maduro’s whereabouts after the U.S. attack were unclear, and Venezuelan officials were asking for...
  
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• Democrats rip Trump administration for 'illegal' strikes on Venezuela

  03-01-2026 13:58 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic lawmakers lambasted the administration early Saturday after President Trump announced U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, flew them of the South American nation and carried out a "large scale" strike in the country. The move, many argued, was "illegal" without congressional approval. Sen. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) specifically called out...
  
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• Russia harshly criticizes US attack on Venezuela, capture of Maduro

  03-01-2026 13:55 via thehill.com
  
  Russia is offering stark criticism of the U.S. military attack on Venezuela, which resulted in the capture of President Nicolas Maduro. In response, Russia called for a full meeting of the United Nations Security Council. "This morning, the United States carried out an act of armed aggression against Venezuela. This causes deep concern and condemnation,"...
  
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• Live updates: Bondi says Maduro indicted in New York, to face 'full wrath' of US justice

  03-01-2026 13:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump early Saturday announced that U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and were flown out of the country as the military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation. Explosions were heard in the early hours in Caracas, the nation’s capital, and some parts of the city reported being without...
  
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• Live updates: US strikes Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured

  03-01-2026 12:30 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump early Saturday announced that U.S. personnel captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and were flown out of the country as the military carried out a “large scale” strike inside the nation in the early morning hours on Saturday. Explosions were heard in the early hours in Caracas, the nation’s capital, and some...
  
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• Trump’s feud with Colorado over Tina Peters intensifies while drawing in Boebert

  03-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump is in a full-fledged feud with politicians in the state of Colorado that is both intensifying and increasingly bringing in other Republicans annoyed with steps taken by the White House. The root of the issue appears to be the prosecution of former Mesa County elections clerk Tina Peters, who has aligned herself with...
  
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• Trump tries to beat back questions about health: Key takeaways

  03-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  In one of his most candid interviews about his age, President Trump disclosed the ways he manages his health, several of which go against the advice of his doctors.  Speaking to The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Thursday, Trump discussed his discomfort with some of the guidance coming from his physicians, as well as his regrets over...
  
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• Minnesota fraud scandal poses danger for Democrats in Senate race

  03-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The massive statewide fraud scandal in Minnesota is threatening to become a liability for Democrats in the state’s closely watched Senate race this year.In particular, some Democrats think the widespread money laundering scheme, which is estimated to have stolen as much as roughly $9 billion, could be a problem for Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, the second-in-command to...
  
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• Trump insults Pritzker with AI-generated social media post

  03-01-2026 03:55 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Friday shared an AI-generated image mocking Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D), the latest in his feud with the governor since his return to the White House almost one year ago. The image shared on Truth Social depicts Pritzker in a city, surrounded by flames and homeless encampments around him, with people lying...
  
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• McCarthy says lawmakers heading for the door because 'nothing is happening'

  03-01-2026 01:46 via thehill.com
  
  Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Friday said congressional lawmakers are retiring because "nothing is happening" on Capitol Hill. "If nothing’s being accomplished — because they are making a sacrifice, they’re being away from their family, sometimes it’s a long travel, you get harassed, you get death threats, all the different things — but you’re...
  
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• Trump blocks chipmaker merger, citing national security risk

  03-01-2026 00:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump signed an executive order on Friday blocking a semiconductor deal between HieFo Corp. and EMCORE Corp., citing national security concerns related to China.“There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that HieFo Corporation, a company organized under the laws of Delaware (HieFo) and controlled by a citizen of the People's Republic...
  
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• Bannon says Trump's Iran threat echoes Hillary Clinton's playbook

  03-01-2026 00:02 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House adviser Steve Bannon on Friday slammed President Trump's threat to intervene if Iran cracks down on anti-government protests as something resembling threats made by former Secretary of State and 2016 presidential opponent Hillary Clinton. “Aren’t people teasing right now that [former United Nations Ambassador] Samantha Power and Hillary Clinton must somehow have gotten...
  
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