Politics & Government News

6:04 PM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump has held a news conference to explain a U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife

4:58 PM on Saturday, January 3

Plane carrying deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrives in New York following his capture by US, AP source says

2:37 PM on Saturday, January 3

Legal questions are being raised about the Trump administration’s capture of Venezuela’s president and claims that it will “run” the South American country

12:35 PM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says US will tap Venezuela's vast oil reserves and sell 'large amounts' to other countries after Maduro ouster

12:26 PM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says Rubio has spoken to Venezuelan VP to make that country 'great again,' no word from Venezuelan government

12:03 PM on Saturday, January 3

No visible signs yet that US is running Venezuela after Trump claims, as country's security forces control key sites

11:33 AM on Saturday, January 3

President Donald Trump and U.S. officials have laid out some of the details of the U.S. military strike against Venezuela that led to the capture of leader Nicolás Maduro

11:09 AM on Saturday, January 3

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor

9:57 AM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says some US forces injured in Venezuela strike but he believes 'we had nobody killed'

9:30 AM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says Maduro and his wife are aboard a US warship and will face prosecution in New York

9:21 AM on Saturday, January 3

US now deciding what's next for Venezuela after Maduro capture, ‘we’ll be involved in it very much' Trump tells Fox

9:15 AM on Saturday, January 3

The United States has conducted a swift military operation in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

9:14 AM on Saturday, January 3

Ruling Venezuelan party leader tells AP Maduro was at home on a military base when he was captured in US operation

8:53 AM on Saturday, January 3

Nicolás Maduro's fall at the hands of the United States follows months of pressure from the Trump administration

8:21 AM on Saturday, January 3

National security advisers from Europe and other allies have discussed security guarantees in Kyiv as the U.S.-led push to end the war in Ukraine intensifies

5:48 AM on Saturday, January 3

Utah Sen. Mike Lee says Trump administration has briefed him that Maduro will face criminal charges in U.S.

4:52 AM on Saturday, January 3

Gambia's president says dozens are missing after a boat carrying over 200 migrants capsized off the coast

4:43 AM on Saturday, January 3

Gambian president says dozens missing after boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsized off the West African nation

4:38 AM on Saturday, January 3

Ireland's Prime Minister Micheál Martin visits China starting Sunday, marking the first visit by an Irish leader in 14 years

4:26 AM on Saturday, January 3

Trump says Venezuela's Maduro has been captured after the US conducted a 'large scale strike' on country