What’s next after Trump vows to “run” Venezuela

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  Good morning.

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  It's Monday, January 5th.

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  I'm Shamita Basu.

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  This is Apple News Today.

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  Welcome back after a long holiday break.

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  Let's spend most of our time today on Venezuela,

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  what we know about what's unfolded in the past few days,

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  what US leaders are saying, and how Venezuelans are reacting.

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  Late Friday night into Saturday morning, the U.S.

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  Army Special Forces units stormed a safe house in Caracas where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were reportedly sleeping.

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  Over the course of just a few hours, Maduro, who had been in power since 2013,

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  was deposed and now faces trial in New York on federal criminal charges,

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  including narco-terrorism conspiracy.

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  The operation was a dramatic escalation of a months-long campaign in the waters around Venezuela that involved the seizure of oil tankers,

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  airstrikes on alleged drug boats, and pressure from the U.S.

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  on Maduro to leave office of his own accord.

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  Removing Maduro in this way, using U.S.

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  military force without congressional approval and in apparent violation of international law,

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  has led to major questions about what happens next in Venezuela.

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  On Saturday, President Trump began to lay out the United States' plans.

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