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Maduro to Stand Trial, US Will Not ‘Run’ Venezuela, by Mary Stroka – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Mary Stroka, Catholic Vote, January 4, 2026

The U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and his wife, Cilia Flores de Maduro, in Caracas, on Jan. 3, as CatholicVote previously reported.

Since then, significant related developments have unfolded, including the following.

Rubio explains U.S. policy in Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the U.S. is at war with drug trafficking organizations, not Venezuela. He told Welker after she asked about President Donald Trump’s statement “We’re going to run the country” that the U.S. is “running policy” regarding changes in Venezuela. …

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