Democrats rip Trump administration for ‘illegal’ strikes on Venezuela

Jon Stewart Slams Trump Reversal On Non-Interventionism: “I Think There’s Still Some Time To Go After Warner Bros. Discovery”

Back for his first Monday night episode of The Daily Show this year, Jon Stewart dragged President Donald Trump and his MAGA base for their course reversal on non-interventionism following last week’s toppling of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Catching up with the headlines after the holiday break, the political comic said the POTUS “removed a […]

'Running Venezuela'? Hegemony is one thing, dominance is another.

The U.S. bombing of Caracas, a capital of three million people, of the port of La Guaira, as well as other targets in the states of Miranda and Aragua, together with the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, represents a further escalation in the war-like operations that the United States has conducted over the past five months against the land of the Liberator, Simon Bolivar. It is also the first U.S. military attack on the South…

VENI, VIDI, VENEZUELA: Pox Americana from War-a-Iago

This Administration, elected with a promise to end forever wars, has since taken America to war against Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Syria, Somalia and Nigeria, while funding genocide against Gazans.It has invaded Venezuela, kidnapped its President, Nicholas Moduro, and his wife; pledged to “run” the county, and to appropriate (steal) Venezuela’s extensive oil reserves. Venezuela spent approximately $ ZERO for its defense in 2024.This is not Pax Americana…

What Does It Mean to ‘Run’ Venezuela? Some Republicans Have No Idea.

President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago club, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)As political questions emerge after the U.S. strike on Venezuela to capture Nicolás Maduro, Republican senators were hung up on a semantic one: What is the definition of “run”?As in: What did President Donald Trump mean when he said the U.S. would “run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious trans…

Venezuelans from Bay Area cheer Maduro’s capture, while some worry about possible deportation

When Oakland resident Elaine Agrizone first heard that U.S. authorities had taken custody of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, she stayed up most of the night trying to confirm that the man she blames for years of repression in her home country had truly been removed from power. “I got goosebumps and the tears started to flow,” Agrizone said in Spanish. Maduro made his first appearance in a New York courtroom Monday, pleading not guilty to narco…

After Maduro capture, Trump's tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism

President Donald Trump hasn’t minced words about the larger message he’s trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro.