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A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
The Brazen Illegality of Trump’s Venezuela Operation
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:52 PM
A scholar of international law on the implications of the U.S. arrest of President Nicolás Maduro.
What comes after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster in Venezuela?
Regime Change in America’s Back Yard
What comes after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster in Venezuela?
www.newyorker.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:37 PM
What comes after Nicolás Maduro’s ouster in Venezuela?
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.President Trump’s decision to have U.S forces attack Venezuela and capture president ...
Overthrowing the Venezuelan Government Was Radical Even for Trump
Columbia University’s Elizabeth Saunders says Trump’s moves in Venezuela are the latest illustration that he is far less constrained by his advisers and Congress than during his first term.
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:22 PM
You can watch this episode of Right Now With Perry Bacon above or by following this show on YouTube or Substack.President Trump’s decision to have U.S forces attack Venezuela and capture president ...
After bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the middle of the night, President Trump has declared that he will “run the country” in the meantime. “We’re going to...
Trump Declares U.S. Will Run Venezuela After Regime Change
U.S. oil companies will also be a big part of the transition in Venezuela, President Trump announced. Sound familiar?
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:07 PM
After bombing Venezuela and kidnapping President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in the middle of the night, President Trump has declared that he will “run the country” in the meantime. “We’re going to...
Let me reiterate a general point I’ve made in other posts. I don’t think there’s any actual reason we’re invading Venezuela or trying to decapitate its government or whatever we’re doing. I think t...
Brief Point
Let me reiterate a general point I’ve made in other posts. I...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Let me reiterate a general point I’ve made in other posts. I don’t think there’s any actual reason we’re invading Venezuela or trying to decapitate its government or whatever we’re doing. I think t...
Let me take an initial crack at assessing what the United States has done in Venezuela with the proviso that time can easily prove such analyses mistaken. Donald Trump’s claimed takeover ...
Trump Ushers in a New Era of Imperial Rivalry
Let me take an initial crack at assessing what the United States...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Let me take an initial crack at assessing what the United States has done in Venezuela with the proviso that time can easily prove such analyses mistaken. Donald Trump’s claimed takeover ...
A suspicious new user on the prediction market Polymarket just made bank on the Trump administration’s military strikes on Venezuela.The account, which was created on December 27, has only bet on t...
Was Someone Insider Trading Right Before Trump’s Attack on Venezuela?
A new account on Polymarket was very lucky with some perfectly timed Venezuela bets.
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:22 PM
A suspicious new user on the prediction market Polymarket just made bank on the Trump administration’s military strikes on Venezuela.The account, which was created on December 27, has only bet on t...
After the U.S. bombed Venezuela in the middle of the night and abducted its president, Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump warned that more attacks could be on the way in the region.Trump hinted...
After Venezuela Attack, Trump Says Something Must Be Done About Mexico
Donald Trump is hinting at a military conflict with Mexico next.
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:07 PM
After the U.S. bombed Venezuela in the middle of the night and abducted its president, Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump warned that more attacks could be on the way in the region.Trump hinted...
Just hours after President Donald Trump bombed Venezuela and abducted its leader, Nicolás Maduro, he began talking about the Latin American country’s oil industry.Venezuela has the largest proven o...
Trump Admits the Real Reason for His Surprise Attack on Venezuela
Donald Trump immediately began talking about Venezuela’s oil, after the U.S. bombed the country and abducted its leader.
newrepublic.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Just hours after President Donald Trump bombed Venezuela and abducted its leader, Nicolás Maduro, he began talking about the Latin American country’s oil industry.Venezuela has the largest proven o...
John Nichols
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
The post Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venez...
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
The post Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venez...
Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venezuela as “Illegal”
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
www.thenation.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:58 AM
John Nichols
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
The post Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venez...
Senators and House members accuse Trump and his aides of disregarding the Constitution and lying to Congress.
The post Members of Congress Decry Trump’s Act of War on Venez...
In a steep escalation in the United States’ ongoing military offensive in the region, President Donald Trump said early Saturday that the US had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Ma...
Trump says US captured Venezuela’s president and plans to “run the country”
Trump did not request congressional approval for the attack, saying "Congress has a tendency to leak."
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:14 AM
In a steep escalation in the United States’ ongoing military offensive in the region, President Donald Trump said early Saturday that the US had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Ma...
Trump says his administration will “run” the oil-rich nation until they can orchestrate a “judicious transition”
The U.S. Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Here’s What We Know
President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who has since been charged with narco-terrorism.
www.rollingstone.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Trump says his administration will “run” the oil-rich nation until they can orchestrate a “judicious transition”
The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the...
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:47 AM
The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the...
How did a New York Times reporter reach the president right after he announced that the United States had captured Venezuela’s leader?
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:36 AM
How did a New York Times reporter reach the president right after he announced that the United States had captured Venezuela’s leader?
The Venezuelan president and his wife were flown out of Caracas by helicopter to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, a warship taking them to New York.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The Venezuelan president and his wife were flown out of Caracas by helicopter to the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, a warship taking them to New York.
His administration just decapitated the country’s leadership; he’s now responsible for what comes next there.
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:14 AM
His administration just decapitated the country’s leadership; he’s now responsible for what comes next there.
Democratic members of the Committee on Armed Services, which helps oversee the nation’s military, denounced President Donald Trump’s announcement on Saturday that United States military for...
Democrat senators on the Armed Services Committee condemn Trump’s capture of Venezuela’s president
"Dropping bombs or toppling a leader doesn’t guarantee democracy, stability, or make Americans safer,” Sen. Mark Kelly said.
www.motherjones.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Democratic members of the Committee on Armed Services, which helps oversee the nation’s military, denounced President Donald Trump’s announcement on Saturday that United States military for...
David Frum is joined by The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum to react to the news of the American raid and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special episode of The David Frum Show.Transc...
How Is Trump Planning to ‘Run’ Venezuela?
What did the United States just do?
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:58 AM
David Frum is joined by The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum to react to the news of the American raid and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special episode of The David Frum Show.Transc...
The most memorable moment in the presidency of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro—at least until his kidnapping by Delta Force early this morning—came in 2017, when he accomplished the extraordinary feat o...
The Messiness of a Post-Maduro World
Trump’s apparent violation of international law will almost certainly go unpunished, but the rules and norms will be missed.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
The most memorable moment in the presidency of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro—at least until his kidnapping by Delta Force early this morning—came in 2017, when he accomplished the extraordinary feat o...
Updated at 12:00 p.m. ET on January 3, 2026The Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s regime lasted 12 years before America ended it today. This seems to be what the monthslong American military pres...
Making Sense of the Venezuela Attack
All actions have consequences—even arbitrary and inscrutable ones.
www.theatlantic.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Updated at 12:00 p.m. ET on January 3, 2026The Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro’s regime lasted 12 years before America ended it today. This seems to be what the monthslong American military pres...
President Donald Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.(Image credit: Federico Parra)
www.npr.org
January 3, 2026 at 9:27 PM
President Donald Trump claimed overnight that the United States carried out airstrikes in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro.(Image credit: Federico Parra)
As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:07 PM
As conservation efforts make the waters in the New York region more inviting for whales, increasing traffic from ships and boats has contributed to a climbing number of strandings.
Eoin Higgins is the author of “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left” and publisher of his own Substack. I heard Higgins give a book talk last summer, foun...
Talking With Eoin Higgins
How the broligarchs buy out their critics
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Eoin Higgins is the author of “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left” and publisher of his own Substack. I heard Higgins give a book talk last summer, foun...
It’s a new year and a new mayor here in New York. So I’m going to be parochial today and talk about the state of America’s biggest city.Here’s what you should know: New York is doing remarkably wel...
Notes on New York
The Big Apple had a pretty good 2025, but …
paulkrugman.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It’s a new year and a new mayor here in New York. So I’m going to be parochial today and talk about the state of America’s biggest city.Here’s what you should know: New York is doing remarkably wel...