Detained Americans are used as "trading chips," Marine imprisoned under Maduro says
Matthew Heath, a corporal in the Corps from 1999 until 2003, says Maduro detained Americans to be used as "trading chips" and a policy tool.
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Matthew Heath, a corporal in the Corps from 1999 until 2003, says Maduro detained Americans to be used as "trading chips" and a policy tool.
George Conway, once married to longtime Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, has launched a campaign for New York's 12th Congressional District as a Democrat. Political strategists Lance Trover and John McCarthy join with analysis.
The Venezuelan government has a history of detaining Americans, often labeling them as spies or coup plotters. U.S. Marine veteran Matthew Heath spent two years imprisoned in the country and joins "The Takeout" to talk about his time in captivity and Nicolás Maduro's capture.
The Venezuelan opposition leader called the capture a "flawless operation."
María Corina Machado praised what she called the "flawless" U.S. military mission to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife, saying the Jan. 3 operation will go down in history as "the day justice defeated tyranny."
Miami has the largest population of Venezuelan expatriates and many are celebrating the capture of Nicolás Maduro. Mayor Eileen Higgins joins to discuss her call to protect Venezuelans who have built lives in the city.
Following the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro, the situation remains tense in Venezuela and in neighboring Colombia. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from the border between the two nations.
María Corina Machado said Nicolás Maduro's former vice president Delcy Rodríguez was "one of the main architects" of his oppressive regime in Venezuela.
A prediction market user won big after wagering $32,000 that the U.S. would capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Was it insider trading?
Just hours before news broke of the operation to capture Nicolás Maduro, an anonymous user placed a bet that Maduro would be out of power in Venezuela by the end of the month. The bet paid out more than $400,000. CBS News correspondent Jo Ling Kent reports.
Experts say Venezuela plays relatively limited role as transit point for cocaine going to U.S., and they say it's fentanyl from Mexico that drives most overdose deaths.
Prior to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the CIA was commissioned to produce an assessment modeling potential political leadership scenarios in Venezuela should Maduro cease to be president. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
María Corina Machado said Nicolas Maduro's former vice president Delcy Rodríguez was "one of the main architects" of his oppressive regime in Venezuela. Watch more of her interview with Tony Dokoupil on tonight's "CBS Evening News."
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters Sunday that the U.S. operation in Venezuela was in part to get rid of Hezbollah's presence in the country. CBS News' Anna Schecter has more details.
Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as the country's interim president amid Nicolás Maduro's capture, but the nation's future is still uncertain. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are due back in federal court on March 17. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson breaks down key details of their case.
Tensions are still high in Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his wife. CBS News' Lilia Luciano has more details.
President Trump attended a House Republican retreat on Tuesday, where he touted the U.S. action in Venezuela.
A Polymarket bettor won a huge online bet placed hours before Nicolás Maduro was captured in Venezuela. CBS News' Jo Ling Kent reports.
China's access to Venezuelan oil is bound to change after the U.S. operation inside Venezuela. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more on the global reaction to Nicolás Maduro's ousting.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the U.S. operation in Venezuela is not a regime change, but a demand for a change in behavior by the regime still in power despite Nicolás Maduro's ousting. CBS News' Nikole Killion reports.
Just hours before news broke of the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an anonymous user on a prediction market placed a high-dollar wager that he'd be out of power soon. The well-timed bet is raising questions about national security. Jo Ling Kent reports.
The Central Intelligence Agency produced an assessment that analyzed different political leadership scenarios in Venezuela, CBS News has learned. Lilia Luciano has more from the Venezuela-Colombia border.
More questions are emerging about the future of Venezuela's leadership after Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in, and as many await a democratic transition after Nicolás Maduro's ousting. CBS News' Nikole Killion, Matt Gutman and Lilia Luciano report.
The U.S. is planning to intercept another sanctioned oil tanker historically linked to Venezuelan oil transport, two officials with knowledge of the plan tell CBS News. Ret. U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery joins CBS News with more.