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News Articles: Nicolas Maduro

Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira in Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 after U.S. forces seized the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.

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  • Law

U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal

It's the first time suspected insider trading on Polymarket has led to criminal charges in the U.S.

April 24, 2026
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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  • Law

Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case

A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.

March 27, 2026
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Lupita Gutierrez, a fruit and vegetable vendor, poses for a portrait on Jan. 14 at the Houston Farmer's Market in Houston. Gutierrez says she thinks Trump ordered the intervention in Venezuela to distract Americans from his failure to reduce inflation at home.

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  • National

U.S. intervention in Venezuela divides Houston

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

February 01, 2026
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By:
  • Frank Langfitt
Venezuela's Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello delivers a speech during a women's rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on Jan. 6, 2026.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela: Maduro's enforcer Cabello still central to power

The ousting of Venezuela's president raised hopes of change — but the politician now controlling the streets shows how little has really shifted.

January 18, 2026
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By:
  • John Otis
A resident holds an image of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during a celebration in Santiago, Chile, on Saturday, after U.S. forces seized Venezuela's leader Nicolás Maduro.

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  • Latin America

'The atmosphere is very authoritarian': Venezuela's opposition reels from the sidelines

President Trump sidelined Venezuela's opposition and is working with remnants of the regime led by ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. What's next for the opposition?

January 08, 2026
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  • John Otis
Anti-Maduro demonstrators fly Venezuelan flags outside the federal courthouse in Lower Manhattan, New York, on Monday, January 5.

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  • USPS

DHS wants Venezuelans to return home, but fears remain as long as Maduro regime is in power

Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans have been in limbo since the Trump administration removed their temporary protected status late last year. That uncertainty has intensified as U.S. immigration officials again push for those migrants to return to Venezuela.

January 07, 2026
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By:
  • Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
A supporter of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro carry his portrait during a rally outside the National Assembly in Caracas on Jan. 5, 2026.

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  • Technology

A $400,000 profit on Maduro's capture raises insider trading questions on Polymarket

Online sleuths have tried to uncover who placed a winning bet on the Venezuelan leader's arrest to no avail. Still, prediction market watchers say the bet appears suspicious.

January 06, 2026
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  • Bobby Allyn
Protesters express their anger toward ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and fly the Venezuelan flag outside the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in New York City on Monday.

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  • National

Maduro and wife plead not guilty to narco-terrorism charges

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores have pleaded not guilty to all charges during their first court appearance in their federal narco-terrorism case.

January 05, 2026
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Jasmine Garsd
 Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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  • News

Georgians react to U.S. military action in Venezuela

The U.S. military launched strikes on Venezuela and captured and arrested President Nicolas Maduro and his wife on Saturday, sparking reaction from Georgians.

January 05, 2026
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  • Sarah Kallis
A Venezuelan supporter of U.S. operations in Venezuela celebrates in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn on Saturday.

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  • USPS

The NYC jail holding Maduro has a history of big names and dangerous conditions

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is being held in the troubled New York City jail that has housed high-profile defendants like Sean "Diddy" Combs, Ghislaine Maxwell and Honduras' former president.

January 05, 2026
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  • Rachel Treisman
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 17, 2024.

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  • Latin America

What are the charges against Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro?

The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed a new indictment alleging "drug trafficking and narco-terrorism conspiracies" against Maduro, his wife and other defendants.

January 05, 2026
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  • Ryan Lucas
In this photo released by the White House, President Donald Trump monitors U.S. military operations in Venezuela, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026.

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  • Politics

Rubio says there's 'not a war against Venezuela' despite U.S. capture of Maduro

Top Democrat calls operation 'a violation of the law' and promises Senate vote on President Trump's war powers.

January 05, 2026
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By:
  • Luke Garrett
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro looks on during a ceremony at Fort Tiuna military base within the presidential inauguration in Caracas on January 10, 2025.

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  • Latin America

The rise and fall of Nicolás Maduro

The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years.

January 05, 2026
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  • Jorge Valencia
El barco petrolero "Minerva Astra" se encuentra cerca de Maracaibo, Venezuela.

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  • Climate

Trump wants U.S. oil companies in Venezuela. Here's what to know

President Trump wants more U.S. oil companies to "go in" to Venezuela. But there are economic, historical, and climate reasons that may not be easy. Here's what you need to know about oil in Venezuela.

January 04, 2026
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  • Julia Simon
Supporters of Venezuela's current and former president, Nicolas Maduro and the late Hugo Chavez, hold posters with their images in Caracas on Saturday.

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  • USPS

Maduro arrives in New York. What to know about the U.S. operation in Venezuela

President Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday. But many questions remain about what's next.

January 04, 2026
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman and
  • Chandelis Duster
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