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President Trump says the United States will run Venezuela after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas.
Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodriguez shifts from defiance to calls for cooperation as the White House ramps up pressure and threatens further action.
And Nicolás Maduro is set to appear in a New York courtroom, facing drug trafficking, weapons, and narco-terrorism charges that could test the reach of U.S. law overseas.

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(0:00) Introduction
(01:54) U.S. In Venezuela
(05:49) Future Of Venezuela 
(09:46) Maduro In NYC Court

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A.M. Edition for Jan. 05. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is slated to appear in a federal court Monday, facing charges related to cocaine trafficking. This as President Trump reiterates that the U.S. is calling the shots in Venezuela as a new landscape of power players in the country emerges. That said, any profits stemming from Venezuelan oil are likely years away, according to Energy Aspect founder Amrita Sen. And we look at a potential market-first diabetes treatment for children as young as one. Luke Vargas hosts.

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With Nicolas Maduro in an American jail cell, Trump Administration officials oscillate on what it would mean to “run” Venezuela. Anti-Maduro activists consider whether to support the American operation. And we’ll get you caught up on the stories you missed over the holidays. 

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Alabama

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National

• Nicolas Maduro to be in court today in NYC after extradition from Venezuela
• SoS Rubio talks about Venezuelan oil and securing Western Hemisphere 
• Flashback to Sidney Powell blaming Venezuela for 2020 US election fraud
• 9th Circuit court says CA ban on open carry is unconstitutional
• Milwaukee circuit judge resigns after jury convicts her of obstructing justice in helping an illegal alien flee courthouse

The US has warned the new interim leader of Venezuela to do as it says - or face the consequences. Donald Trump says if Delcy Rodriguez "doesn’t do what’s right, she's going to pay a very big price". The ousted Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro, is due to appear in court in New York. Also in this podcast, Denmark's prime minister has told Donald Trump to "stop threats" about taking over Greenland. Police in Switzerland say they have now identified all forty victims of the New Year's Day fire in a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana. Iran's government has announced that it will begin paying a new monthly allowance to every citizen. The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, has markedly increased his defence budget for 2026. The movie Avatar: Fire and Ash has made more than a billion dollars at the global box office.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told CBS news that the US will defend its interests in its own western hemisphere and insists Maduro is an indicted criminal.

In this edition dedicated to the Venezuelan crisis; we hear from a Caracas resident; and the intriguing details of the operation to extract Nikolas Maduro.

(Photograph: a supporter of President Maduro in Caracas holding dolls of Maduro and his wife. Credit: Shutterstock)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in a federal prison in Brooklyn, New York, awaiting trial on charges of narcoterrorism, cocaine-importation conspiracy and weapons charges. The operation to capture Maduro happened in the middle of the night as U.S. troops enjoyed the element of surprise. The U.S. says Maduro is not the legitimate president of Venezuela and accuse him of being the leader of a violent drug cartel.

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