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

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<p>President Trump said the U.S. is in charge in Venezuela after American forces carried out strikes in the country and captured President Nicol&aacute;s Maduro. <a href="https://apple.news/AlLxGHKDdTNOR6yU8zt6cvg">ABC News</a> reports on big questions that remain over how the U.S. will carry out its agenda.</p> <p>Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez assumed the role of interim president over the weekend. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0aAHBe5RSl6VQPtgP-SoIw">New Yorker</a>&rsquo;s Jon Lee Anderson joins to discuss why opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mar&iacute;a Corina Machado is being sidelined.</p> <p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio will oversee the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts in Venezuela after Maduro&rsquo;s ouster. The <a href="https://apple.news/A_mBFD5XzR12C-HuGp8VCaw">Washington Post</a> reports on the daunting task ahead of him.</p> <p>Plus, authorities <a href="https://apple.news/AZYxZDSF6SUuAloB2PXqLyg">identified</a> all of the victims in a deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort, the CDC said flu cases <a href="https://apple.news/AYdfEpYg8SC6Fk_68u1ejbw">spiked</a> in the U.S. in December, and the newest artistic <a href="https://apple.news/AO3t_nofHSyKGGpLPIo-ntA">creations</a> entering the public domain in 2026.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>