With Nicolás Maduro in US custody, Donald Trump says ‘we will run’ Venezuela until ‘a safe, proper and judicious transition’ can be made – key US politics stories from 3 January 2026

The US president confirmed that the US military had launched a large-scale operation in Caracas and that President Nicolas Maduro and his wife had been exfiltrated.

The Venezuelan government called it an “imperialist attack” and urged citizens to take to the streets.