US Captures Venezuela’s Leader And His Wife

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States has captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flown him out of the country in a stunning military operation that plucked a sitting leader from office following months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the oil-rich South American nation. Maduro and his wife were taken overnight from their home on a military base. They were aboard a U.S. warship on their way to New York on Saturday. They are set to face criminal charges. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is now evaluating next steps for Venezuela. Maduro and other Venezuelan officials were indicted in 2020 on “narco-terrorism” conspiracy charges, but the Justice Department released a new indictment Saturday of Maduro and his wife.