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What happened to Venezuela’s President Maduro and why was he arrested?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Ousted Venice Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro and his wife are in custody in Brooklyn to face federal charges including narco terrorism. They will be arraigned on Monday. The two were captured by US forces overnight and a large US military force attack involving some one hundred fifty aircraft. And Pierce Greg Myri has more.
General Dan Kane, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said President Trump gave the order for the operation shortly before 11 p.m. Friday. The U.S. then launched bombers, fighter jets, surveillance planes, and drones.
How did the U.S. military carry out the operation to capture Maduro?
These aircraft helped protect the special operations forces flying in helicopters to President Maduro's compound in the capital Caracas. The helicopters came under fire, and one was hit. But was still able to fly. Within two and a half hours, the forces had captured Maduro and his wife and were taking them to a US warship in the Caribbean. Maduro now faces drug trafficking charges in the US. Greg Myrie, MPR News, Washington.
President Trump says U.S. oil companies will head to Venezuela to take control of its massive oil reserves, and he says the US will recruit US companies to invest billions to refurbish Venezuela's gutted oil infrastructure.
We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world.
What are President Trump’s plans for Venezuela’s oil industry?
Go in, spend billions of dollars. Fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure. And start making money for the country.
Trump says Venezuela had been pumping almost nothing in comparison to what they could have been, and he says the military is set to attack again if necessary to secure the effort. Venezuela claims to have more than three hundred million barrels in the ground, which would be the largest reserve of any country, but only produces about one million barrels a day. While top Republicans praise President Trump's actions on Venezuela, there are members from both countries who are angry, saying they were kept in the dark about Trump's plans. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he was stunned to hear about the attack, especially after he says the administration told him last month they were not pursuing military action in Venezuela.
Schumer is calling for the White House to give Congress a briefing on the operation.
Are you gone along with him over and over again?
Why are Senate leaders demanding a briefing on the Venezuela raid?
And this is one time you gotta resist 'em. It's too serious.
This after months of growing concern among some members of Congress over the administration's deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. A source familiar with the planning but not authorized to speak publicly, says Trump plans to meet with all House Republicans Tuesday at the Kennedy Center. But it's not clear if he will also meet with Democrats. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby has died. Diane Crump was seventy seven years old. She was the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race in nineteen sixty nine, and a year later she became the first female jockey in the Derby.
Who was Diane Crump and what is her significance in horse racing history?
Her daughter tells the AP she died Thursday night in Winchester, Virginia, after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Trump won two hundred twenty eight races before retiring in nineteen ninety eight. She was among several women to successfully fight to be granted a jockey's license. Long track speed skaters will continue in Sunday's competition to try to qualify for the US Olympic team at team trials in Milwaukee. Chuck Hornbach reports on women's and men's results today in the one thousand meter event.
Erin Jackson was the first black woman to win an individual gold medal in the Winter Olympics when she did so four years ago. Now the thirty three year old Florida resident will skate in the women's one thousand meter event in next month's Milan Cortina Olympics after winning in Milwaukee. The former inline skater says she still loves to compete.
I feel like I started on the ice kind of late.
How are U.S. speed skaters performing in the Olympic trials?
I think I was like twenty five, so I feel like I'm still kinda making up for lost time.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What happened to Venezuela’s President Maduro and why was he arrested?
0:00–0:37
2
How did the U.S. military carry out the operation to capture Maduro?
0:37–1:28
3
What are President Trump’s plans for Venezuela’s oil industry?
1:28–2:31
4
Why are Senate leaders demanding a briefing on the Venezuela raid?
2:31–3:17
5
Who was Diane Crump and what is her significance in horse racing history?
3:17–4:12
6
How are U.S. speed skaters performing in the Olympic trials?
4:12–4:38