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President Trump announced that US forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, calling the operation 'brilliant.' The Attorney General stated the couple will face criminal charges, with Maduro to be tried in New York on alleged involvement in narco-terrorism.
US military forces conducted airstrikes and a raid operation on Caracas, capturing Maduro by helicopter and transporting him to the USS Iwo Jima. Trump shared images of Maduro blindfolded and handcuffed on social media.
France, Russia, China, and the EU issued statements saying the US operation violated international law. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated Britain was not involved in the attack and described the situation as fast-moving.
Trump stated that US oil companies are prepared to invest billions in rebuilding Venezuelan oil infrastructure, though the oil giants themselves remained silent on the claim. Trump emphasized taking Venezuelan oil as central to his Venezuela policy.
Republicans celebrated the capture of Maduro, while Democrats condemned the operation as unjustified and warned it risks pulling the US into another war. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani called Trump to criticize the strikes as violating international law.
The Ninth Circuit Court ruled that California's ban on openly carrying guns in counties with more than 200,000 people is unconstitutional, siding with a gun owner that the ban violates the Second Amendment.
A top Department of Justice ethics official, Joseph Tirrell, reported that he was fired after training Attorney General Pam Bondi on ethics rules. He said he had fought internal battles over matters including the AG accepting gifts.
Federal cuts to public media funding have prompted communities across rural America to increase donations to local public radio stations, described as 'rage-giving' in response to the Trump administration's budget cuts.
A new report found that Trump's tariffs have raised prices and affected US businesses, but the impact has been smaller than expected. The report analyzed the economic effects of steep import taxes implemented by the administration.
Iran is experiencing its biggest uprising in years as disaffected citizens call for regime change, citing an ailing economy and saying the moment to topple the government is now when it is weakest.