Welcome to 2026.We are no longer debating whether actions have consequences. We are watching the Find Out phase unfold at cruise missile speed. In the early hours of January 3rd, the United States executed the most aggressive foreign military action of the Trump era, striking Venezuelan military and infrastructure targets, decapitating the regime’s leadership, and transitioning seamlessly from kinetic warfare to federal criminal prosecution. The headline version: Nicolás Madu

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 – PRE-DAWN OPERATION SHAKES GLOBAL POWER STRUCTURE In a historic and unprecedented military operation , the United States carried out major strikes inside Venezuela early this morning. **President Donald J. Trump — now in his second term — has announced that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have been captured by U.S. forces and flown out of the country  following the pre-dawn assault. AP News+1 Trump’s announcement , shared on social med