Stocks edged up, bonds steadied and oil prices held firm on Monday as investors reacted calmly to market ramifications of the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Maduro.
Read More Stocks, bonds and oil steady as investors downplay Venezuela upheaval
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.
Read More Mamdani says he called Trump to oppose ‘blatant pursuit of regime change’ in Venezuela
Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is set to appear in federal court in New York on Monday to face U.S. drug charges.
Read More Maduro set to appear in New York federal court on Monday
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.
Read More Rubio: U.S. is at war with drug trafficking organizations, not Venezuela
War Secretary Pete Hegseth proclaimed that the Venezuelan invasion is the “exact opposite” of the war in Iraq as Democrats and skeptical Republicans raise concerns.
Read More Hegseth: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela is the ‘exact opposite’ of Iraq and Afghanistan
During a recent interview, President Donald Trump revealed that the United States struck a “big facility” on Venezuelan soil last week — a major escalation in the military campaign against socialist Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
Read More Trump: U.S. struck Venezuelan drug facility ‘very hard,’ marking first land strike