After a stunning raid by U.S forces in Venezuela that captured the country's president and his wife, President Trump declared the U.S. was in charge.

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.

As a child, Marco Rubio sat at his grandfather’s feet cigar-smoke curling on the front porch as stories spilled out — tales of Cuban heroes like José Martí and the guerilla soldiers who fought Spanish rule, and of life under the communist regime his family left behind. Even then, Rubio imagined himself as part of Cuba’s unfinished struggle.

It’s not going to cost us anything," Rubio said of the Trump Administration's plans to transform Venezuela and sell its oil

Since the dramatic capture of dictator Nicolas Maduro by U.S. forces, questions have swirled about who is running Venezuela and how.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that the U.S. has a three-phase plan for Venezuela, with an initial emphasis on stabilizing the country.

As Secretary of State, the President’s onetime foe now offers him lavish displays of public praise—and will execute his agenda in Venezuela and around the globe.

Donald Trump’s meeting with oil executives to discuss Venezuela turned a little awkward. On Friday, January 9, 2025, the President met with directors of top oil companies to seek $100 billion in investment in Venezuela’s oil reserves.