The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

Republicans cheer capture of Venezuelan leader, but Democrats say it ‘risks pulling our nation into another war’

Four-count indictment alleges recently captured president and his wife enriched themselves with ‘cycle of narcotics-based corruption’

Maduro has been president of Venezuela since 2013, and previously served as vice-president under Hugo Chavez

In a phone call shortly after 4:30 a.m. ET Saturday, a ‘tired’ sounding Trump celebrated the planning and execution of the mission

Trump is no longer bending the rules – he is demolishing them, with consequences far beyond Caracas

US military strikes in Venezuela, including the reported capture of President Maduro, have sparked constitutional and international law concerns, with lawmakers and experts saying Congress was not consulted or authorised such action.

Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, has been apprehended and flown to the US where the US attorney-general has announced he will face charges of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism. The US military’s operation to snatch Maduro was carried out in the early hours of January 3 and follows months of steadily mounting…

The United States has carried out a military strike on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

In 1986, Maduro traveled to Cuba for a year of ideological instruction, his only formal education after high school. He quickly became a union leader.