The US bombed targets and captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro during the early morning hours of Jan. 3, 2026.

The president of Venezuela was taken by American forces and transported to the U.S. Saturday to face federal drug charges.

Venezuela could lose the bulk of its export revenues this year if the U.S. blockade stays in place, according to internal government estimates, a scenario that would set off a humanitarian crisis.

Big oil firms will either "get reimbursed by us or through revenue," Trump told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

As the question of who’s in charge of Venezuela looms, Marco Rubio prepares to work with Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in after Maduro’s capture.

The ambassador of Venezuela, Samuel Moncada, called Saturday's operation an "illegitimate armed attack lacking any legal justification."

Petroleum giants Chevron, ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil are planning to meet with the Trump administration later this week, sources told CBS News, as President Trump pushes oil companies to invest in Venezuela.

President Trump said the United States would "run" Venezuela. But interim President Delcy Rodríguez denounced the U.S. operation and rejected the idea of U.S. control.

More than a dozen media workers were detained on Monday while covering events in the Venezuelan capital Caracas, including a march in support of ousted President Nicolas Maduro and the swearing-in of the country's new legislature,