As Venezuela's Delcey Rodriguez takes the oath of office,
will assess her chances of turning around the country and the depth of Trump's foreign policy commitment to the Americas.
As long as Marco Rubio is running the show,
I think there'll be a lot of energy towards the Western Hemisphere.
Plus, Nvidia pulls back the curtain on faster AI chips,
and more than 8 million workers get a pay bump as states hike their minimum wage.
It's Tuesday, January 6th.
I'm Luke Vargas for The Wall Street Journal, and here is the AM edition of What's News,
the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
We begin in Venezuela, where Nicolas Maduro's longtime vice president and top lieutenant,
Delcey Rodriguez, was formerly sworn in as acting president yesterday.
In a ceremony, Rodriguez pledged to protect Venezuela's sovereignty and independence,
and she described Maduro's arrest as the kidnapping of a hero.
But those defiant words come
as she signaled her willingness to work with Washington and spoken to U.S.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
So how reliable a partner is Rodriguez for the U.S.
For more, we're joined by Carlos Salar,
Senior Research Fellow at Rusey, the Royal United Services Institute in London.
Carlos, we exclusively report that in the run-up to Maduro's arrest,