President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a press conference today at 11am ET to discuss the US attack on Venezuela and capture of Nicolás Maduro. Listen live on your favorite cable news and political talk channels, available on car radios and the SiriusXM app here. President Trump’s News ConferenceCable News ChannelsFollow live coverage from FOX News (Ch. Political Talk ChannelsTune in for special live coverage and your chance to join the conversation on POTUS Politics (Ch. 124), SiriusXM Patriot (Ch.

Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out of the country. The overnight operation left Venezuela reeling, with its leadership uncertain and details of casualties and the impact on its military still to emerge. Rising US pressure, then an overnight attackExplosions rang out and low-flying aircraft swept through Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, early Saturday. Venezuela’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, also offered some details of the operation, saying some Venezuelan civilians and members of the military were killed.

Even if international access were fully restored tomorrow, it could take years and incredible expense to bring Venezuelan oil production fully back online. Venezuela’s oil potentialThe kind of oil Venezuela is sitting on — heavy, sour crude — requires special equipment and a high level of technical prowess to produce. International oil companies have the capability to extract and refine it, but they’ve been restricted from doing business in the country. Most US refineries were constructed to process Venezuela’s heavy oil, and they’re significantly more efficient when they’re using Venezuelan oil compared to American oil, according to Flynn. Trump called Venezuela’s oil business “a total bust.”“They were pumping almost nothing by comparison to what they could have been pumping and what could have taken place,” Trump said.

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This refers to the news that the USA has militarily captured the President Maduro of Venezuela and his wife as reported at https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/03/world/trump-united-states-strikes-venezuela . All over the world the deluded people have been thinking that every member country of the UN has unviolable sovereignty and it can’t be breached in any situation even when a member country behaves as a rogue State. The USA can do it by launching “new rule based global order of secular democracies led by the USA” where this new world body will have elaborate mechanism of international court along with mechanism of Human rights Commissions (National, State and Districts) in member countries as mentioned at S.No. 6 of https://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/opinion-details/4639 to take care of human rights protection of the citizens of member countries as recently has been raised by 8 US- Congresspersons about Umar Khalid matter in India as reported at https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/us-lawmakers-write-to-indian-envoy-seeking-fair-and-timely-trial-for-activist-umar-khalid-19813417.htm andespecially this international court will listen to said cases like USA v/s Venezuela. Therefore it is hoped Prez TRump will take his right & welcome action in Venezuela to its logical conclusion by launching a ““new rule based global order of secular democracies led by the USA” where this new global body would have elaborate mechanisms to enforce human rights of the citizens of the member countries and specially and most importantly to discipline / punish rogue member countries like Venezuela in the instant case.

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Trump: 'We're Going To Run' VenezuelaPresident Donald Trump told reporters that the US is 'going to run' Venezuela until a safe transition of power can take place, after US forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

During a news conference, Salazar told reporters Machado proved with “empirical evidence” she won last year’s presidential primary election, despite the government’s declaration of Maduro as the victor. Edmundo González Urrutia replaced Machado after she was banned from running for the presidency by the Maduro-run high court. The U.S. recognized González as the legitimate leader of Venezuela after he defeated Maduro by a more than two-to-one margin. “We know that there is an opposition that has been organized by María Corina and her party, and they are a very legitimate force inside Venezuela,” she continued. And the biggest beneficiary are going to be the people of Venezuela."

Analysis: Was Maduro's abduction legal? The US launched what President Donald Trump called a “large scale strike against Venezuela” and captured its president, Nicolás Maduro, to face charges. And it launched this regime change effort without the approval of Congress. CNN's Katelyn Polantz explores the legality of this move.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump said the U.S. will “run” Venezuela until a “transition” can take place following a military operation. “We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition,” Trump told reporters during a Saturday morning press conference. AdvertisementTrump was referring to a large-scale military operation that saw the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. “They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts,” U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement. Throughout the morning, Trump bragged about the operation, which included cutting off power throughout the capital city of Caracas.

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Just two weeks ago, Trump mentioned oil as a justification for his military buildup off Venezuela’s coast. Trump has, for years, expressed his belief that the United States had the right to confiscate oil using the military. Trump, in his remarks Saturday, repeated a number of his common lies about Venezuela and drug smuggling. He claimed that each of the alleged drug smuggling boats he has ordered destroyed in recent months represented 25,000 American lives saved. Trump also claimed, again, that Venezuela had dumped thousands of its criminals and mentally ill people into the United States.

How Venezuela’s military may respond and what comes next ABC News’ Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz and ABC News contributor, retired Col. Steve Ganyard, discuss the capture of Venezuela’s president.