Nicolas Maduro

Defense

María Corina Machado beat out Trump for the Nobel, but may have lost the bigger prize

Jamie McIntyre -

January 9, 2026 4:27 am

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat.

News

Trump says US will start ‘hitting land’ in pursuit of drug cartels

Washington Examiner Staff -

January 9, 2026 4:07 am

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, President Trump, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. (Molly Riley/The White House/AP)

Magazine

Why Trump trained his sights on Venezuela

Sean Durns -

January 9, 2026 4:05 am

Petro speaks to supporters at a rally in Bogota

World

Petro rejects claim he ‘knelt’ for Trump phone call

Timothy Nerozzi -

January 8, 2026 4:01 pm

Constitutional Assembly President Delcy Rodriguez, and her brother, Minister of Communications Jorge Rodriguez, flanked by diplomat Roy Chaderton.

World

Venezuela commits to releasing ‘important number’ of political prisoners

Brady Knox -

January 8, 2026 3:47 pm

Sens. Rand Paul (R-KY), upper left, Josh Hawley (R-MO), upper right, Susan Collins (R-ME), lower left, Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), lower middle, and Todd Young (R-IN), lower right.

Senate

The five Senate Republicans who broke rank with Trump on Venezuela war powers

Ramsey Touchberry -

January 8, 2026 1:13 pm

Venezuelans celebrate in Santiago, Chile.

Energy and Environment

Trump eyes Venezuelan critical minerals in addition to oil

Maydeen Merino -

January 8, 2026 11:56 am

Foreign Policy

Trump says US could control Venezuela ‘much longer’ than a year

Molly Parks -

January 8, 2026 10:08 am

President Donald Trump has for months promised to “drill, baby, drill” and revitalize the fossil fuel industry, though as oil prices have plummeted some within the industry doubt whether he can deliver on that agenda.

Energy

Joe Concha praises Trump’s perspective that ‘energy is the whole ballgame’

Jenny Goldsberry -

January 8, 2026 10:02 am

Daily on Defense

Trump plans to work with Maduro loyalists indefinitely, says interim president ‘giving us everything’

Jamie McIntyre -

January 8, 2026 7:21 am

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