Mike Waltz defends U.S. at UN: "We are not occupying a country"

At an emergency U.N. meeting on Monday, U.N. ambassador Mike Waltz repeated the Trump administration's argument​ that the air and ground assault was not an attack.

• Jan 5

Maduro pleads not guilty to narco-terrorism, weapons charges

Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is facing narco-terrorism and weapons charges.

• Jan 5

Hegseth moves to demote Sen. Mark Kelly, cut pension over illegal orders video

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that the Pentagon had begun a process that could result in Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona being demoted and having his retirement pay cut.

• Jan 5

Man detained at JD Vance's Ohio home, Secret Service says

The Secret Service said Vice President JD Vance and his family were not in Ohio and the house was unoccupied at the time of the alleged incident.

• Jan 5

AI-generated images, old footage circulate on social media after Maduro's capture

CBS News analyzed circulating images of President Nicolás Maduro by comparing dubious photos to verified content and using publicly available tools such as reverse image search.

• Jan 5

Congress returns amid Venezuela operation; facing deadline to avert shutdown

Lawmakers return to Washington this week, staring down an end-of-month deadline to avert another government shutdown.

• Jan 5

Rep. Jim Himes says Maduro capture is "clearly illegal under international law"

Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, pointed to the broader implications of the operation to remove former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

• Jan 4

Marco Rubio says "the president always retains optionality" to occupy Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Trump always has options when it comes to what comes next in Venezuela, after a U.S. strike and capture of the country's president, Nicolás Maduro.

• Jan 4

Prosecutor: H.S. coach orchestrated murder of ex with the help of former player

Shea Briar was found on a rural bridge in Jay County, Indiana, clinging to life with a bullet through his heart. E.J. Stephen, Briar's ex-fiancée and the mother of his child, would soon become a suspect. The high school softball coach would not be the only one.

• Jan 3

Maduro indicted on federal drug-trafficking and weapons charges

An indictment charging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro with drug trafficking was unsealed Saturday.

• Jan 3

Maduro and his wife to appear in federal court on Monday, court spokesperson says

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured overnight from their home in Caracas during a U.S. military operation.

• Jan 4

Maduro's capture leads to hundreds of Caribbean flight cancellations

The U.S. military operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has disrupted Caribbean travel.

• Jan 3

Swiss officials open investigation into managers of bar where fire killed 40

Swiss authorities say they have opened an investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead.

• Jan 3

Trump says "we're going to run" Venezuela until peaceful transition takes place

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.

• Jan 3

Venezuela strikes continue history of U.S. interventions in Latin America

Since the Cold War, the United States has conducted over half a dozen military interventions in Latin America.

• Jan 3

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