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    Argentina Is Booming—Capitalism Remains Undefeated

    In 2023, over 100 leading economists from around the world, including progressive darling Thomas Piketty, signed a letter warning that “far-right” Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei’s policies, which were “rooted in laissez-faire economics,” would cause “devastation,” spike inflation, expand poverty, and worsen unemployment. Celebrated economists never penned any open letters warning that the preceding Peronists’…
    David Harsanyi
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    What Comes Next for Venezuela? State Department Official Explains

    The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with State Department deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Feb. 12. It has been five weeks since the U.S. removed former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Rubio: Venezuela Regime Now Aiding U.S. Counter-Narcotics for First Time in 20 Years

    Secretary of State Marco Rubio told senators this morning that, after the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan government is cooperating with the U.S. on confronting narco-terrorism. “For the first time in 20 years, we are having serious counter-narcotic talks with Venezuelan authorities,” Rubio said in his opening remarks.   Rubio appeared as a witness to a Senate Foreign Relations…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Venezuelan Illegal Immigrant Sentenced for Shocking Crime in Ohio Town

    A 24-year-old Venezuelan illegal immigrant has been sentenced to 24 months in prison, followed by a three-year supervised release, after pleading guilty to a shocking crime last September in Perrysburg, Ohio. The 24-year-old, Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra, pled guilty to possession of a firearm by an alien unlawfully in the United States, making false statements during…
    Rebecca Downs
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    EXCLUSIVE: GOP Senator Introduces Resolution Praising Trump for Decisive Action in Venezuela

    Sen. John Cornyn has introduced a resolution praising President Donald Trump for “taking resolute action” in Venezuela and capturing socialist leader Nicolás Maduro.   The Senate “supports President Trump’s decisive military and law enforcement effort under Operation Absolute Resolve to arrest Nicolas Maduro and bring him to justice,” states the resolution by the Republican senator from Texas. Sens….
    Virginia Allen
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    The Task That Lies Ahead in Venezuela

    Dictator and narco-terrorist Nicolas Maduro was captured by U.S. forces in a thrilling nighttime raid on his palace in Caracas, Venezuela, in an operation codenamed Operation Absolute Resolve. The mission involved over 150 aircraft launched from around 20 bases across the hemisphere. It neutralized much of Venezuela’s air defenses, cut power in Caracas, and ended…
    Armstrong Williams
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    Venezuelan Warns His Country ‘Isn’t Free Yet’

    Franklin Camargo was only six years old when he stood in a Florida grocery store and stared at the variety of Oreo cookies. In that moment, he says he began to understand that the U.S. was very different from his home country of Venezuela.   When a child “can tell the differences, the huge differences, when it comes to prosperity, happiness, [and] safety between a country and the other one, that’s…
    Virginia Allen
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    Portland ‘Couple’ Shot by Border Patrol Was a Venezuelan Gang Member and His Prostitute, DHS Says

    The state of Oregon is investigating the shooting of two people by a Customs and Border Patrol agent in Portland on Thursday. According to the Department of Homeland Security, a Border Patrol officer opened fire on the pair, sitting in a vehicle, after one of them tried to “weaponize” the vehicle during a traffic stop….
    Jarrett Stepman
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    Trump Says US Oversight of Venezuela Could Last Years

    REUTERS—The United States could oversee Venezuela and control its oil revenue for years, President Donald Trump said in an interview published on Thursday. During what The New York Times described as a wide-ranging, two-hour interview, the paper said Trump also appeared to lift a threat to take military action against Venezuela’s neighbor, Colombia. Trump invited…
    Peter Graff
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    House Oversight Committee Votes to Subpoena Donor Behind Leftist Network Protesting Trump on Venezuela

    As a leftist network of nonprofits organized protests against President Donald Trump’s extradition of Nicolás Maduro from Venezuela, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna urged a House committee Wednesday to subpoena a major donor behind the network, and the committee voted to issue the subpoena. Luna, a Florida Republican, moved to subpoena Neville Roy Singham, who earned…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    On Venezuela, Partisan Battle Lines Are Drawn

    Members of Congress are drawing partisan battle lines on the issue of intervention in Venezuela, just days after the capture and extradition of the now-ousted President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. On Tuesday, the White House’s cabinet members briefed leaders of the House and Senate on the administration’s goals in Venezuela and provided…
    George Caldwell
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    Venezuela’s Warning to Californians: Never Take Elections for Granted

    While Congress argues over whether the Trump administration “overreached” by capturing Venezuela’s dictator Nicolás Maduro, it’s important to remember Venezuela was “not a free and open society” for the past two decades. Daily Signal California Commentator Elaine Culotti sits down on today’s episode to break apart these claims, reminding us how blessed we are as…
    Elaine Culotti
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    Venezuela Can Be a Model for Concluding Temporary Immigration in the US

    The U.S. arrest and removal of Socialist Narco-dictator Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela opens the door for several positive outcomes for the U.S., Americans, Venezuela, and our western hemisphere. Assuming new, democratic leadership emerges in Venezuela and any remnants of Maduro’s regime are shut out of power, U.S. national interests will be enhanced by fewer drugs—including…
    Lora Ries
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    White House to Address Congress’ Venezuela Questions

    Lawmakers returned to Washington, D.C. on Monday with a new item on their agenda—getting clarity on the administration’s policy in Venezuela after the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro and his wife by U.S. forces. The White House hastily scheduled a briefing for Monday evening with congressional leaders. Punchbowl News reported that Secretary of State…
    George Caldwell
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    Marco Rubio Lays Out How Trump Admin Will Gauge Venezuelan Cooperation

    DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Secretary of State Marco Rubio told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos on Sunday that Venezuelan cooperation would be judged by the ruling party’s actions after the arrest of the country’s president. American military forces, reportedly including the United States Army’s elite Delta Force, spearheaded the protection of a law enforcement operation which…
    Harold Hutchison
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    Trump Announces Major Victory in Venezuelan Drug War

    President Donald Trump celebrated the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, explaining how U.S. forces extradited the dictator and brought him to the U.S. to face narcoterrorism charges. “All Venezuelan military capacities were rendered powerless,” as U.S. forces “successfully captured Maduro in the dead of night,” he announced. Trump said both Maduro and his wife,…
    Tyler O’Neil
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    New Details Emerge on Venezuela Port Attack

    President Donald Trump on Monday confirmed reports of a United States drone attack on a Venezuelan port last week, telling reporters the target was a loading area for drugs. On Monday, CNN reported the Central Intelligence Agency carried out a drone strike on a Venezuelan port earlier in December, the first known U.S. attack inside…
    George Caldwell
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    If Change Is Inevitable in Venezuela, Will Cuba and Nicaragua Soon Follow?

    For millions of Venezuelans, Cubans, and Nicaraguans living in South Florida, the question is no longer whether change will come to their homelands, but when—and at what cost. As United States pressure intensifies on Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the potential collapse of one regime could reshape the future of all three. The U.S. military buildup in…
    Teo Babun
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    War With Venezuela Could Break Trump’s MAGA Base

    Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There are war drums beating about the United States and the Trump administration’s interdiction of narco-trafficking,…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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    Victor Davis Hanson: ‘They Weren’t Prisoners!’: Venezuela and the Second-Guessing of the Military

    In this episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc weigh our military actions against Venezuela and the charge the U.S. military “executed” narco-terrorists who were “prisoners.” Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily…
    Victor Davis Hanson
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