By Brian Freeman Sunday, 04 January 2026 09:57 PM EST Florida Republican Rep. Maria Salazar described an emotional outpouring across her district in South Florida after news broke of Nicolás Maduro’s arrest, stating residents were experiencing “tears of joy and hope” following years of suffering under the Chávez-Maduro regime. Salazar,…

President Donald Trump suggested a potentially higher figure for alleged Somali fraud in Minnesota on Sunday, stating the total could reach $50 billion because the real amount is often greater than what investigators uncover. Speaking aboard Air Force One after his Christmas and New Year’s Eve break at Mar-a-Lago, Trump…

The United States does not have “boots on the ground” in Venezuela and is not at war with the South American country following the apprehension of Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday. In multiple interviews, Rubio sought to tamp down fears of a broader military conflict, describing…

Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton on Sunday praised President Donald Trump’s military operation in Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro, calling it a major success for U.S. forces and the intelligence community. The Arkansas Republican, in an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” also warned other Venezuelan leaders could face…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday praised the U.S. capture of Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro and stated that the Trump administration would continue deporting criminals and pursuing individuals named in a federal indictment linked to drug trafficking. “We have been building a case against Maduro for years,”…

According to an analysis by the National Taxpayer Union Foundation (NTUF), former President Joe Biden is poised to receive the largest taxpayer-funded pension of any U.S. president, estimated at approximately $417,000 per year. This figure surpasses Biden’s own presidential salary of $400,000 and nearly doubles the retirement benefits received by…

By Eric Mack | Sunday, 04 January 2026 10:39 PM EST President Donald Trump praised U.S. soldiers who were shot at during a Delta Force operation to exfiltrate Nicolás Maduro from his military compound in Caracas, Venezuela, on Sunday. “It was a very dangerous operation,” Trump told reporters aboard Air…

Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Representative Derrick Van Orden has affirmed that President Donald Trump acted within his constitutional authority during the operation that resulted in Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro being taken into custody. Van Orden emphasized that Trump was correct in choosing not to brief members of Congress prior to…

The Trump administration’s decision to keep Congress in the dark ahead of the U.S. operation targeting Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro was correct, Rep. Mike Lawler stated on Sunday, arguing that the mission’s extreme sensitivity left no room for advance notification and warning that any leak could have jeopardized its success….