Trump says U.S. is "in charge" of Venezuela, Maduro expected in court Monday
Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
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Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured overnight from their home in Caracas during a U.S. military operation.
The U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in an overnight military operation, President Trump announced Saturday.
Witnesses told police in Harper woods that three people were shot and two others were stabbed during a dispute at an event hall on Saturday night, according to city officials. Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected in court in New York on Monday. Plus, other top stories for the evening of Jan. 4, 2026.
Demonstrators in Detroit on Sunday protested the U.S. military operation that took place in Venezuela on Saturday and the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The protest comes one day ahead of Maduro and his wife's court appearance in New York. Natalie Brand reports.
A Venezuelan community in Southwest Detroit has mixed feelings over the U.S. military operation that was carried out in Venezuela on Saturday. Plus, other top stories for the evening of Jan. 3, 2026.
Delcy Rodriguez, who is next in the presidential line of succession, served as Nicolas Maduro's vice president since 2018.
Reactions from U.S. lawmakers poured in after the Trump administration announced strikes on Venezuela and the capture of the country's president.
Venezuelans around the world react to the U.S. military attack on Venezuela and the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
As reaction pours in from across the country about the U.S. strikes on Venezuela and President Nicolás Maduro, whom President Trump said was "captured" early Saturday, the Venezuelan community in Southwest Detroit is voicing its opinion.
An indictment charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with drug trafficking was unsealed Saturday.
United States lawmakers from Michigan on Saturday were reacting to what President Trump called an "extraordinary military operation" carried out by U.S. armed forces in Venezuela.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown" out of Venezuela as part of a U.S. military operation early Saturday, federal officials said. They landed in New York on Saturday afternoon to face charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations, which Maduro denies. Natalie Brand reports.
United States military strikes hit parts of Venezuela early Saturday, according to federal officials. President Trump accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of being responsible for trafficking drugs coming into America. Maduro and his wife were "captured and flown out of the Country" amid the operation. CBS News Detroit's Heath Kalb has been hearing reaction from people at a Venezuelan restaurant in Detroit.
President Trump said the U.S. would "run the country" of Venezuela until "a safe, proper and judicious transition," following the U.S. military operation that captured Nicolás Maduro.
If caught and seized, it would be the third Venezuelan tanker taken by the U.S. this month.
Lawmakers are demanding the Department of Justice explain why it didn't release all the Epstein-related Files. In the meantime, the Trump administration is turning up the pressure on Venezuela off the coast of Venezuela. CBS News has this report.
It's the second time in recent weeks that the United States has interdicted a tanker, and it comes amid a large U.S. military build-up in Latin America.
President Trump said the U.S. has seized an oil tanker, which Attorney General Pam Bondi said has been "used to transport sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran."
The U.S. has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, officials said Wednesday, escalating tensions between the two countries.
"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."
President Trump confirms that he recently spoke with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. This comes as some lawmakers are now voicing their support for congressional reviews of the Trump administration's military strikes on boats. CBS News has this report.
Those prioritizing economy say Trump is not spending enough time on it, as ratings of economy, his handling of inflation slip.
The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power.
A Venezuelan national with alleged ties to the Tren de Aragua gang is charged in connection with the failed robbery of an ATM at a Dexter, Michigan, bank that ended in a fatal crash in a chase with county deputies, according to the FBI.
