Trump Administration
- Maduro indictment alleges long criminal past, promises lengthy legal battle ahead - Prosecutors say Maduro partnered with 'narco-terrorists' from Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico to enrich himself and his family through 'massive-scale' cocaine trafficking. He pleaded not guilty.
- Lawmakers return to Washington facing Venezuela concerns, shutdown threat - Congress faces major decisions on how to address rising costs of healthcare, prevent another government shutdown and deal with the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files.
- To 'run' Venezuela, Trump presses existing regime to kneel - Trump and his top aides said they would try to work with Venezuela's new interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, to run the country and its oil sector.
- U.S. national intelligence director is silent on Venezuela operation - Tulsi Gabbard's silence on the operation surprised some in the U.S. intelligence community, which laid the groundwork for the mission over several months.
- U.S. capture of Maduro in Venezuela criticized as violation of international, U.S. law - Legal experts and other critics said President Trump's decision to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to face drug charges was a clear violation of both U.S. and international law.
- Trump says U.S. 'will run' Venezuela after capturing Maduro in audacious attack - Trump offered few details about how the U.S. plans to run Venezuela, saying only that he intends to designate 'a group' from his administration to oversee the eventual transition of power.
- The Supreme Court broadly expanded Trump's power in 2025, with key exceptions - The justices granted emergency appeals and set aside rulings from district judges who blocked Trump's orders from taking effect. But the court also put two important checks on his power.
- With CIA strike, signs Trump is 'shaping the battlespace' in Venezuela - Trump acknowledged a covert U.S. strike on Venezuelan territory in an interview with a local news outlet on the day after Christmas, setting off a scramble to clarify which target he was talking about.
- Zelensky works yet again to break Putin's hold on Trump - Few signs of progress toward a peace agreement materialize from the meeting at Mar-a-Lago.
- Commentary: America tried something new in 2025. It's not going well - Glow up or grow up? Times columnists Anita Chabria and Mark Z. Barabak look back and assess whether 2025 was good for America or an unmitigated disaster.