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Photo via: Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, in handcuffs after landing at a Manhattan helipad

Maduro and his wife enter not guilty pleas in first U.S. courtroom appearance

In a courtroom appearance on Monday, deposed Venezuelan socialist leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking and weapons charges, arguing his claimed “innocence” before a U.S. judge.

(Background) U.S. President Donald Trump talks on the phone as he waits onboard Marine One to depart the Leesburg Executive Airport (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (L) Mayor Zohran Mamdani holds a press conference at Grand Army Plaza in New York City, New York, United States on January 2, 2026. (Jason Alpert-Wisnia / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

Mamdani says he called Trump to oppose ‘blatant pursuit of regime change’ in Venezuela

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he spoke with President Donald Trump after learning of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro’s capture to voice his opposition.

(Background) A helicopter carrying Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro arrives in Manhattan on January 03, 2026 in New York City. (Ryan Murphy/Getty Images) / (L) Image of captured Venezuela leader Nicolas Maduro via President Donald Trump on Truth Social

Maduro set to appear in New York federal court on Monday

Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in federal court in New York on Monday to face U.S. drug charges.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 04: Dan Bongino, Deputy Director of the FBI listens to speakers during a news conference about the January 6th pipe bomber at the Department of Justice on December 4, 2025 in Washington, DC. Federal agents have arrested a suspect they are charging with placing two pipe bombs, which never exploded, the night before the January 6th, 2021 U.S. Capitol attack. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Bongino officially steps down from FBI after serving less than a year as deputy director

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino officially stepped down from his post on Sunday after serving less than a year in his post with the bureau.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio points as journalists raise their hands to ask questions during an end-of-year press conference in the State Department Press Briefing Room in Washington, DC on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)

Rubio: U.S. is at war with drug trafficking organizations, not Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States is not at war with Venezuela, but is instead targeting drug trafficking organizations, following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

(L) Screenshot image taken via live MS NOW broadcast. / (Background) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 12: Eric Swalwell attends the Songwriters of North America (SONA) Warrior Awards to support a unified voice protecting expression, compensation, and the rights of Songwriters and Composers worldwide at the Skirball Cultural Center on October 12, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for the Songwriters of North America (SONA) Warrior Awards)

Rep. Swalwell vows to strip driver’s licenses from ICE officers who wear masks, if elected California Governor

California Rep. Eric Swalwell, who officially entered the crowded Democrat gubernatorial primary in November, vowed in a recent interview that he would strip drivers licenses from federal immigration officers wearing masks during operations in California, if elected as Governor.