Media Matters for America
Right-wing media hyped Venezuela’s “Cartel de los Soles.” The Trump administration just abandoned the claim that it is an actual organization.
Liberal
Right-wing media figures spent months echoing Trump administration claims that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was the head of a drug trafficking organization known as the “Cartel de los Soles,” but the Department of Justice has now tacitly admitted...
January 8, 2026, 10:15 am
RedState
Mamdani Forced to Make Humiliating Admission After Pressed on 'Briefing' Claim About Maduro Capture – RedState
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 12:30 pm
South China Morning Post
AI deepfakes flood social media after dramatic US raid on Maduro
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 9:00 am
Newsweek
Trump Says Mamdani’s Remark About US Attack on Venezuela Was ‘Unusual’
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 9:54 pm
IJR
How One Arrest Could Refill The Strategic Oil Reserves Biden Drained – IJR
Conservative
The Trump administration’s capture of socialist Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has thrown the region into uncertainty while presenting opportunities that
January 8, 2026, 12:20 pm
Alternet.org
Trump’s oil policy could 'decimate' a 'key backer of the president'
Liberal
January 8, 2026, 7:53 am
Public
America Has Massive Problems — Trying To Solve Venezuela’s Will Make Ours Worse
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 1:29 pm
Rebel News
Venezuelans welcome U.S. access to oil in exchange for freedom from tyranny: Alexa Lavoie
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 12:44 pm
The Spectator
‘Regime influence’: Trump’s foreign-policy third way
Conservative
This is not regime change. This is regime influence. On the same day of the extraction, the Venezuelan leadership was offered an olive branch
January 8, 2026, 11:33 am
Alternet.org
'Neo-royalism': Expert reveals what’s driving Trump’s 'violence and corruption'
Liberal
January 8, 2026, 9:53 am
Walden Bello
Outscooped By Trump: The Strike on Nigeria's Real Target Was Venezuela
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 11:57 pm
AP News
Rubio quarterbacks Venezuela and other major Trump actions
Liberal
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a football fan, now is quarterbacking President Donald Trump’s foreign policy team as it navigates particularly turbulent global waters, notably in Venezuela.
January 8, 2026, 4:27 pm
Washington Examiner
Rubio pressed over detained American after House Venezuela briefing
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 5:32 pm
RedState
Watch: SecState Marco Rubio Outlines Venezuela's New Recovery Roadmap – RedState
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 11:08 am
The Globe and Mail
Rubio’s revenge: Secretary of State emerges as a key player in Trump’s interventionism abroad
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 2:00 pm
Benzinga
Trump Approval Rating Falls After Maduro's Capture: Handling Of Foreign Policy Gets Failing Grade
Conservative
Trump's approval rating fall after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Here's what voters are more concerned about.
January 8, 2026, 3:59 pm
The Times Of India
'Energy greed': Venezuela acting president Delcy calls out Trump; leaves door open for Russia, China
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 7:15 am
The Western Journal
3 Days After Maduro's Capture, And Trump Has Inked Multi-Billion-Dollar Oil Deal to Be Used to Benefit the Venezuelan and American People
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 8:24 am
New York Post
Best of the Babylon Bee: Trump to choose next Venezuelan prez in inaugural season of 'El Aprendiz'
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 5:00 am
Alternet.org
Expert lists 4 reasons 'moron' Trump can't save US economy with Venezuelan oil
Liberal
Bulwark economics editor Catherine Rampell says Trump’s recent invasion of Venezuela is “unlikely to be a good deal for U.S. taxpayers or U.S. companies.”“Trump … invaded Venezuela because he only believes in war for profit, and for years has been...
January 7, 2026, 8:02 pm
Raw Story
Hegseth threatens Venezuela invasion unless '30-50M barrels of oil brought to the US'
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 1:35 pm
NBC News
Trump’s Venezuela plan faces steep security and economic hurdles
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 11:12 am
Fox News
UK keeps billions in Venezuelan gold frozen after Nicolás Maduro arrest
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 3:24 pm
WIRED
Election Deniers Think the Venezuela Attack Is All About 2020
Liberal
Conspiracy theorists claim the capture of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is proof that the Venezuelan government rigged the 2020 election in Joe Biden’s favor.
January 7, 2026, 1:13 pm
MS NOW
This little-known official may be the biggest beneficiary of Trump’s Venezuela attack
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 11:12 am
South China Morning Post
AI deepfakes flood social media after dramatic US raid on Maduro
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 9:00 am
Daily Mail
POLL OF THE DAY: Was the US 'morally right' to capture Venezuela's Nicholas Maduro, as Kemi Badenoch claims?
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 5:04 am
The Independent
Senate Democrats ridicule Trump’s ‘insane’ plan to ‘steal’ Venezuela’s oil ‘at gunpoint’
Liberal
Rubio and Hegseth reject criticism that they have ‘no plan’ for Venezuela’s future, even as they can’t say when elections will be held or whether vice president can remain
January 7, 2026, 3:34 pm
NBC News
Democrats eye new political attack lines as Republicans defend Trump on Venezuela
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 1:13 pm
Crooks and Liars
Wag The Dog In Venezuela: Dems Must Boldly Rip Trump Treason
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 6:00 am
RedState
‘Totally False’: JD Vance Slams Reports He, Tulsi Gabbard Were Kept in the Dark on Venezuela Operation – RedState
Conservative
JD Vance refutes claims he and Tulsi Gabbard were excluded from Venezuela operation planning.
January 8, 2026, 6:27 pm
Newsweek
JD Vance Addresses Report Tulsi Gabbard Was Left Out of Venezuela Talks
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 3:18 pm
MS NOW
DNI Gabbard missing from the stage amid ongoing international crises
Liberal
January 8, 2026, 1:15 pm
The Financial Express
Tulsi Gabbard cut out from Venezuela plan, nicknamed DNI
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 8:24 pm
The Bulwark
Venezuela’s Post-Maduro Future Is Still Up for Grabs
Conservative
The alternative to a democratic transition is a calcified autocracy.
January 7, 2026, 11:44 pm
Fox Business
Francis Suarez predicts Cuba transition after Maduro capture in Venezuela
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 12:35 pm
The Telegraph
Venezuela is a true narco-state. Maduro used its levers to flood the West with cocaine
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 10:37 am
New York Post
Maduro expected to claim head-of-state immunity — despite non-recognition by Washington
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 3:01 pm
Media Matters for America
Fox celebrates Trump's seizure of Venezuela's oil as an economic boon after criticizing Biden for expanding access to it
Liberal
After the Trump administration deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and asserted that it would control Venezuela’s oil industry “indefinitely,” many figures on Fox News and Fox Business praised the apparent seizure of the country's resources...
January 8, 2026, 1:22 pm
CBC
Trump prioritizing Venezuelan oil over lives of political prisoners, says mother of 2 jailed sons
Liberal
January 8, 2026, 6:50 am
RealClearMarkets
Trump Should Tap Malpass to Chair Venezuela Econ. Advisory
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 2:00 am
LifeZette
Watch American Oil Companies Make Venezuela Great Again: Doug Burgum
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 4:39 am
Washington Examiner
Petro rejects claim he 'knelt' for Trump phone call
Conservative
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Thursday that it was Sen. Rand Paul who arranged his phone call with Donald Trump.
January 8, 2026, 2:01 pm
The Financial Express
'I appreciated his call and tone': Trump invites Petro to White House after threatening Columbia with military strike
Conservative
January 7, 2026, 6:14 pm
Toronto Star
Trump invites Colombian president to White House after threatening his country with military strike
Liberal
January 7, 2026, 5:15 pm
Breitbart
Trump Calls Colombian President Gustavo Petro, Invites Him to White House During Petro's Anti-Trump Rally
Conservative
January 8, 2026, 12:51 am









