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• Doll-maker Mattel 'taking pricing action' due to Trump tariffs

  06-05-2025 16:13 via thehill.com
  
  Mattel, maker of Barbie dolls, outlined steps on Monday to mitigate the impact of President Trump’s tariffs, saying that “when necessary,” the company is prepared to adjust its prices to make up for potential losses.“The company is operating in an uncertain macro-economic environment with significant volatility, including changes in global trade policy and U.S. tariffs,” the company’s first quarter report read.“Although tariffs did not affect Mattel&rsqu
  
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• Cotton: New Venezuela leaders 'need to meet our demands'

  04-01-2026 16:24 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said Sunday that any new leadership in Venezuela would be required "to meet our demands” after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.  “When the president said the United States is going to be running Venezuela, it means that the new leaders of Venezuela need to meet our demands,” Cotton told...
  
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• Live updates: Lawmakers react to Trump Venezuela attack, Maduro capture 

  04-01-2026 15:41 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday drew a sharp response in the U.S. and abroad, from outright praise to fury, with some expressing gladness over the end of a dictator's regime tempered by concern over how it was handled. The massive covert operation, in the works since late summer, followed...
  
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• Live updates: Trump operation against Maduro draws praise, fury

  04-01-2026 13:48 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump's operation to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday drew a sharp response in the U.S. and abroad, from outright praise to fury, with some expressing gladness over the end of a dictator's regime tempered by concern over how it was handled. The massive covert operation, in the works since late summer, followed...
  
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• HHS escalates Minnesota fraud fight, prompting fear among daycare providers

  04-01-2026 12:00 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is escalating the Trump administration's attacks on Minnesota by freezing all federal funding to the state's childcare providers.Day care operators and advocates have few answers about how the sudden stoppage will impact their communities. They said the restriction is putting providers at risk of closure and...
  
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• Maduro arrives in US to face charges after ouster

  04-01-2026 04:25 via thehill.com
  
  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is now on U.S. soil after the Trump administration captured and removed him from power. Late on Saturday, Maduro reportedly arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., after being flown into the city by helicopter, senior law enforcement officials told Jackie Koppell and Andrew Fischer Espitallier of NewsNation, The...
  
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• Texas leaders react to Venezuela airstrikes and Maduro's capture

  04-01-2026 03:12 via thehill.com
  
  United States elected officials reacted to the early morning airstrike and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Saturday.
  
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• Was the arrest of Nicolás Maduro legal?

  04-01-2026 02:22 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. strikes in Venezuela are sure to reignite a centuries-old debate about when the president can deploy the military.
  
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• Who are the key Venezuelan political players after Maduro's capture

  04-01-2026 01:48 via thehill.com
  
  The Trump administration's move to capture and remove from power Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday has sparked a political crisis in the South American country after more than a decade under the strongman's rule. Maduro, whom the U.S. government views as an illegitimate leader, and his wife were taken to New York to face...
  
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• Trump coins 'Don-roe Doctrine' as he explains Venezuela operation

  04-01-2026 00:06 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Saturday said the operation in Venezuela, which culminated with strikes on the capital and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, were part of what he coined the "Don-roe Doctrine." Trump said under Maduro, Venezuela hosted "foreign adversaries in our region and acquiring menacing offensive weapons that could threaten U.S. interests and...
  
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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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• 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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