Chapter 1: What recent political events are impacting U.S.-Venezuela relations?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. President Trump says the U.S. will run Venezuela now that U.S. forces removed President Nicolas Maduro and his wife in a military operation overnight. He spoke a short time ago from his Florida resort. He said there were some injuries among the U.S. forces. Now he says the U.S. will be in charge until there is a safe, proper and
and judicious transition. Trump also says US oil companies will step in.
We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure, the oil infrastructure. and start making money for the country.
The U.S. Attorney General says Maduro and his wife have been indicted in New York and will be put on trial there. NPR's Carrie Johnson reports.
Attorney General Pam Bondi says Nicolas Maduro and his wife will, quote, "...face the full wrath of American justice on American soil." Bondi says they've been indicted in the Southern District of New York. She says the charges against Maduro include "...narco-terrorism conspiracy." conspiracy to import cocaine, and possession of machine guns and destructive devices.
The attorney general says the U.S. military conducted an overnight operation to capture the alleged narco-traffickers. Utah Republican Senator Mike Lee says he spoke with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after Lee raised questions about a constitutional basis for the U.S. to act without explicit authorization from Congress. Keri Johnson, NPR News, Washington.
The news that Maduro was captured was celebrated in Doral, Florida, home to a number of expat Venezuelans. European leaders have refrained from expressing any criticism of the Trump administration for its actions in Venezuela.
But as Terry Schultz reports from Brussels, they're emphasizing the need for international law to be respected amid questions about the legality of apprehending the Venezuelan president.
European Council President Antonio Costa has been the most outspoken of European Union leaders, saying he's following the situation in Venezuela with great concern. and calling for de-escalation.
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Chapter 2: What legal actions have been taken against Maduro and his wife?
It seems like the federal prosecutors could have thought a little bit more about how they were pitching their case. Patty Limerick is a Western historian at the University of Colorado. And centering much of their argument on the fact that federal employees had been kept from going to work, was probably not exactly the way to get to the reality of how armed and dangerous people were there.
The 41-day armed standoff in Oregon left one dead. Kirk Sigler, NPR News.
The National Hockey League held its winter classic last night when it plays a game outside during the regular season. This year was in Miami. The New York Rangers beat the Florida Panthers 5-1. I'm Nora Rahm, NPR News in Washington.