The Latest Breaking News from Donald Trump

In the dead of night during the holidays, the United States launched an operation inside a Latin American country, intent on seizing its leader on the pretext that he is wanted in U.S. courts on drug charges.

"There’s fears. There’s excitement. There’s so many years that we’ve been waiting for this. Something had to happen in Venezuela. We all need the freedom.”

Turned Trump's own slogan against him.

"Something's going to have to be done with Mexico," Trump told Fox and Friends.

Flights to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Aruba and other destinations near Venezuela were canceled

Trump's explicit messages against Tehran coincide with the fall of Maduro in Venezuela and military operations in Nigeria, raising questions about US military resurgence and influence in the global world order.

When asked who would be in charge, Trump said: “We’re designating those people.”

Americans woke up on Jan. 3, 2025, to blaring headlines: “US CAPTURES MADURO, TRUMP SAYS,” declared The New York Times, using all capital letters. The U.S. had mounted an overnight military raid in Venezuela that immediately raised questions of procedure and legality. Prime among them was what role Congress had…

The capture was followed by an intense monthslong pressure campaign.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said Britain had not been involved ‘in any way’ in the attack.

"We're not afraid of boots on the ground. We're not afraid of it. We're we don't mind saying it, and we're gonna make sure that that country is run properly."