Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is in New York City, faces narcoterrorism charges

The podcast reports on the U.S. military's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the subsequent U.S. plans for the country. It details the covert operation involving CIA officers, 150 aircraft, and special ops teams, leading to Maduro's detention in Brooklyn on charges of narcoterrorism. Ada Peralta reports on the reactions in Venezuela, where Vice President Delcy Rodríguez has been appointed interim president, though her allegiance to U.S. plans remains uncertain. Greg Myre discusses the logistics of the operation, including the use of weather conditions and intelligence gathering to locate Maduro. Carrie Johnson covers the legal basis for the U.S. action, referencing a 1989 Justice Department memo and drawing parallels to the capture of Manuel Noriega.