Trump to speak after capture of Venezuela's Maduro. How to watch

PresidentDonald Trumpis expected to give remarks on Jan. 3 after the U.S. militaryconducted an operation in Venezuelaand captured the nation's leader,Nicolás Maduro, and his wife overnight.

The operation included strikes on targets in Venezuela and the capture of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who are both named in a federal indictment accusing them of narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy and two illegal weapons counts. They were being flown to New York to face those charges, U.S. officials said.

"They will soon face the full wrath of American justice on American soil in American courts," Attorney GeneralPam Bondisaid.

The move against the Venezuelan leader comes after Trump's administration has cracked down on alleged illegal drug trafficking, including strikes on alleged drug boats and threats against Maduro.

Live updates:US seizes Venezuela's Maduro in 'large scale' attack, Trump says

Here's what we know about Trump's planned speech:

Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am on January 3. Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. Helicopters fly past plumes of smoke rising from explosions, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. A column of smoke rises during multiple explosions in the early hours of the morning, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. A military personnel member walks past debris at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026. A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026. Civilians who were living inside Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex leave the compound, in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. A firefighter walks past a destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. Destroyed vehicles at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A member of the National Guard stands guard at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a A Colombian soldier stands guard at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. Colombian police and military personnel stand guard at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A man walks next to military vehicles as Colombian soldiers patrol the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. Passengers sleep on the floor, after flights were delayed and cancelled when the airspace was closed due to U.S. strikes on Venezuela overnight, at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico January 3, 2026. U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets sit parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 3, 2026. Colombian soldiers in a military vehicle at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. A car drives on an empty street, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026. A cyclist stops to check their phone, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026. F-22, C-130 and F-35 aircraft are seen at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 3, 2026. A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a flag of Venezuela on an empty street near Miraflores Palace, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured President Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A person wears a Venezuelan flag, as they and others react to the news after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Miami, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. People react to the news after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, on the streets of Miami, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. A person wearing a hat that reads A man holds a flag reading

US bombs targets in Venezuela and captures Nicolás Maduro, Trump says

When is Trump speaking about Venezuela?

Trump is expected to give a news conference at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 3 from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, where he will give more details about the U.S. operation in Venezuela.

Where to watch Trump's speech today

You can watch Trump's news conference using the video embed at the top of this page, or tune intoUSA TODAY's YouTube channel.

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Why did the US attack Venezuela and capture Nicolás Maduro?

The United States conducted anearly morning strike in Venezuelaon Saturday, Jan. 3, and captured VenezuelanPresident Nicolás Maduro.

After being captured, Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were taken to New York to face charges. The "large scale strike against Venezuela" was done "in conjunction with U.S. Law Enforcement," PresidentDonald Trumpsaid in a post onTruth Socialjust after 4 a.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 3.

Attorney GeneralPam Bondicalled Maduro and his wife "two alleged international narco traffickers" in apost on Xon Jan. 3. Maduro has been indicted on charges of "Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy, Cocaine Importation Conspiracy, Possession of Machineguns and Destructive Devices, and Conspiracy to Possess Machineguns and Destructive Devices against the United States," she said.

The attack comes just more than a month afterTrump designated Maduro and his government allies of a foreign terrorist organization. And it also comes 36 years to the day from whenthe U.S. captured Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega, the last time the U.S. made such a bold military action in the region.

Picture of fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. Loud explosions, accompanied by sounds resembling aircraft flyovers, were heard in Caracas around 2:00 am on January 3. Smoke rises from explosions in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. Helicopters fly past plumes of smoke rising from explosions, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. A column of smoke rises during multiple explosions in the early hours of the morning, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026 in this screen grab obtained from video obtained by Reuters. A military personnel member walks past debris at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026. A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 3, 2026. Civilians who were living inside Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex leave the compound, in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026. A firefighter walks past a destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. Destroyed vehicles at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A member of the National Guard stands guard at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela's largest military complex, in Caracas on Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a A Colombian soldier stands guard at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. Colombian police and military personnel stand guard at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. A destroyed anti-aircraft unit at La Carlota military air base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A man walks next to military vehicles as Colombian soldiers patrol the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. Passengers sleep on the floor, after flights were delayed and cancelled when the airspace was closed due to U.S. strikes on Venezuela overnight, at Rafael Hernandez International Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico January 3, 2026. U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets sit parked on the tarmac at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 3, 2026. Colombian soldiers in a military vehicle at the border between Venezuela and Colombia, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Cucuta, Colombia, January 3, 2026. A car drives on an empty street, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026. A cyclist stops to check their phone, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela January 3, 2026. F-22, C-130 and F-35 aircraft are seen at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 3, 2026. A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds a flag of Venezuela on an empty street near Miraflores Palace, after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured President Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, January 3, 2026. A person wears a Venezuelan flag, as they and others react to the news after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, in Miami, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. People react to the news after U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. has struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro, on the streets of Miami, Florida, U.S., January 3, 2026. A person wearing a hat that reads A man holds a flag reading

US bombs targets in Venezuela and captures Nicolás Maduro, Trump says

Live updates:US seizes Venezuela's Maduro in 'large scale' attack, Trump says

Why did the US capture Maduro?

President Trumphas challenged the legitimacy ofMaduro's 2024 electionand accused the Venezuelan president of trafficking drugs into the U.S. During the first Trump administration, Maduro and more than a dozen other current and former Venezuelan officials wereindicted by the U.S. in March 2020for drug trafficking charges, announced by then-Attorney General William Barr.

As part of the administration'songoing effortsto prevent drugs from flowing into the U.S.,Trump declared fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction"on Dec. 15.

Subsequently, Trump ordered a blockade of ships from entering and leaving Venezuela andthe U.S. seized several oil tankersexiting the country.

Back in September, U.S. military forces begandestroying boats originating from Venezuelabecause the boats allegedly carried drugs destined for the U.S., Trump said.

Speaking to Fox News on Saturday morning, Trump said the action was taken because drugs killed about 300,000 Americans each year. "We don't lose that much in a war," he said. "We are stopping drugs from coming into this country and nobody has been able to do it until we came along," Trump said.

Why is there tension between the US and Venezuela?

The situation is really more of the U.S. exerting pressure to oust Maduro.

Following the first drug boat strikes, Trump said in October that ground strikes in Venezuela could come soon. "We are certainly looking at land now because we've got the sea very well under control,"Trump told reporters Oct. 15.

A socialist and the handpicked successor of the late Hugo Chávez, Maduro has said Washington has plans to take control Venezuela's oil reserves, which are the largest in the world.

Trump said he talked to Maduro a week ago and the Venezuelan leader was attempting to negotiate. "I said 'You have to give up. You have to surrender'," Trump said, speaking on Fox News. "We had to do something that was really much more surgical, much more powerful."

Maduro "is NOT the President of Venezuela and his regime is NOT the legitimate government," Secretary of State Marco Rubioposted on X after the strike. "Maduro is the head of the Cartel de Los Soles, a narco-terror organization which has taken possession of a country. And he is under indictment for pushing drugs into the United States."

Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can follow him on Threads, Bluesky, X and email him atmikegsnider&@mikegsnider.bsky.social&@mikesnider& msnider@usatoday.com.

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Watch Anderson Cooper react to Taylor Swift's 'Wood' during NYE event

Taylor SwifthadAnderson Coopergiggling like a teenage girl on New Year's Eve as he read the lyrics to the singer-songwriter's spicy song "Wood" from her recent album "The Life of a Showgirl."

During CNN's annual "New Year's Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen,"Cooper, 58, could be seen raising his eyebrows and expressing his astonishment over the song's lyrics as his co-hostCohen, 57, sipped his drink, chuckled at the camera and encouraged the popular broadcaster to keep reading.

"You're probably familiar with this song, I was not," Cooper said about the song, to which Cohen responded, "Sweetie, yeah."

As Cooper read the song's lyrics, which include "Redwood tree his love was the key that opened my thighs" and "New Heights of manhood," he continued to giggle with Cohen, leaving no chance to tease his pal.

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What haveTaylor Swiftand Travis Kelce said about 'Wood'?

"Wood," which is part of Swift's 12th studio album, is clearly about Swift's fiancé,Travis Kelce, with mentions of hispodcast "New Heights"and getting a "hard rock," presumably herengagement ring.

While discussing the song on"The Tonight Show,"Swift joked that her writing process for the song started "in a very innocent place," but that she doesn't know "what happened, man."

"I got in there, we started vibing, and I don't know how we got here," the singer told "The Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon.

Swift turns superstitions on their head in "Wood" with the line, "Seems to me that / you and me, we / make our own luck," before rounding out the bumping beat with "his love was the key that opened my thighs."

When asked onSiriusXM's "Morning Mash Up" what it was like to play "Wood" for her mom, Swift joked: "I think that she thinks that that song is about superstitions, which it absolutely is."

"That's the joy of the double entendre," she continued. "You can play that song for people, and it just goes right over their head. You see in that song what you want to see in that song."

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Swift and Jerrod Carmichael watch the 2024 AFC divisional round game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on Jan. 21, 2024.

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" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Lyndsay Bell, from left, Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Green Bay, Wis.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged! See the couple's love story in photos

Pop star Taylor Swift and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelceannounced their engagement on Aug. 26, 2025. The couple began dating in the summer of 2023. Look back at their time together, including here, at the game between Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers during the Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla.

Kelce also spoke about the viral song on his own "New Heights" podcast.

In a playful exchange, when Kelce's brother, Jason, asked him for his thoughts on the song, theKansas City Chiefstight end responded that "Wood" is a "great song." When his older brother pressed him further and alluded to the fact that the lyrics are presumably referencing the NFL tight end's manhood, Travis feigned innocence.

"Any song that she references me in…" Travis began before Jason interrupted, "That's not just any song. This is a very specific you." He added, "It's not just you, though. It's an appendage."

"What?" Travis replied, pretending not to get the double meaning of the lyrics. "I think you're not understanding the song."

Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen attend the Times Square New Year's Eve 2026 celebration on Dec. 31, 2025 in New York City.

Internet loves CNN's NYE duo

Besides blushing over Swift's new song, Cooper and Cohen appeared to be having great fun during the NYE special, taking multiple shots on air, playing with puppets made in their likeness and FaceTiming TV host Stephen Colbert. Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.

Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper need to be in a Christmas Hallmark movie.The best energy.#NYE2026#CNNNYEpic.twitter.com/a2bvAVHnIQ

— CHRIS TORELLO 𝕏 (@TorelloSports)January 1, 2026

The world could be actively burning, but Anderson Cooper cackling while drunk on NYE will forever heal every wound 🥹#CNNNYE

— liv (@sophaaachi)January 1, 2026

From January 1st, I count the days until I get to see Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen drunk again!And that Anderson giggle and Andy while drunk out of his mind still so protective of Anderson.Andy and Anderson friendship goals!#CNNNYEpic.twitter.com/P3TEqTZxdx

— Carmella (@Sussex5525)January 1, 2026

The real New Year's Eve tradition is watching Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper get drunk on live television.@andy#CNNNYE#HappyNewYearpic.twitter.com/U53XUZsfS5

— Erika (@erikaxtc)January 1, 2026

I will never get tired of watching Anderson Cooper take a shot#CNNNYE#NewYearsEvepic.twitter.com/hupLFRH7GC

— Christine Galea (@chrisgalea)January 1, 2026

Cooper, during the show, also delivered a heartfelt message about grief, reminding people they are not alone and encouraging them to end the year with hope.

'Wherever you are in the world, or in your grief, you are not alone," Cooper said. "You are here with us, and I am grateful that we are together."

Contributing: Bryan West, USA TODAY NETWORK

Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@gannett.com and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.

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