US-Venezuela tension : Gunfire reported near Venezuela presidential palace; Maduro and wife plead not guilty

US-Venezuela tension :

While Nicolas Maduro made his court appearance on Monday, tensions have flared between the US and Colombia, with President Gustavo Petro vowing “to take up arms” amid threats from Donald Trump.

US-Venezuela tension : Venezuela’s captured leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been brought to the New York Federal Courthouse for his appearance before a judge, which was his first public appearance since a US raid led to his ‘capture’ from Caracas on Saturday. On the other hand, Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodriguez, has signaled her willingness to cooperate with the US after she was sworn in as the president. Shortly after her oath taking, shots were fired near the Venezuelan presidential palace.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured along with his wife by the US forces on Saturday and was taken to New York City, where he will face criminal charges. US President Donald Trump announced that until a power transition happens in the South American nation, the US will “run” Venezuela.

“We’re going to run the country until such a time as we can do a safe, proper, and judicious transition,” he said.

In the absence of Maduro, Venezuela’s Supreme Court ordered the country’s Vice President, Delcy Rodríguez, to serve as the acting president. The ruling said the court would further deliberate to “determine the applicable legal framework to guarantee the continuity of the State, the administration of the government, and the defense of sovereignty in the face of the forced absence of the President of the Republic,” reported news agency Reuters.

US-Venezuela tension : Venezuela’s captured leader, Nicolas Maduro, has been brought to the New York Federal Courthouse for his appearance before a judge, which was his first public appearance since a US raid led to his ‘capture’ in Caracas on Saturday. On the other hand, Maduro’s successor, Delcy Rodriguez, has signaled her willingness to cooperate with the US after she was sworn in as the president. Shortly after taking her oath, shots were fired near the Venezuelan presidential palace.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was captured with his wife by the US forces on Saturday and was taken to New York City, where he will face criminal charges. US President Donald Trump announced that until a power transition happens in the South American nation, the US will “run” Venezuela.

Maria Corina Machado says she has not spoken with Trump since October

US-Venezuela tension : Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Monday that she has not spoken to U.S. President Donald Trump since October 2025.

While speaking on Fox News’ “Hannity”, Machado’s remarks come after the United States’ strikes on Venezuela on Saturday which resulted in the capture of its president Nicolas Maduro.

Trump briefs top legislators, Congress on Venezuela plan after Maduro capture

US-Venezuela tension : Top officials from Donald Trump’s administration have briefed the congressional leaders on the US. government’s plans for the future of Venezuela in a Monday evening meeting on Capitol Hill.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other officials discussed Venezuela with the House and Senate leadership, as well as top members of the intelligence committees and national security committees.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said after receiving the briefing that he does not expect the United States to deploy troops to Venezuela, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the session “posed far more questions than it answered.”

After Caracas, Mexico downplays the threat of US intervention

US-Venezuela tension : After the US military’s intervention in Venezuela, the Mexican government has discounted the possibility of unilateral military action against Mexican drug cartels, despite threats from Donald Trump.

The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum’s administration has been complying with Washington’s demands and the economic ties between the two countries are vital, people familiar with the matter told AP.

Sheinbaum has played down the possibility of American military action on Monday.

“I don’t see risks (of that),” she said. “There is coordination, there is collaboration with the United States government.”

“I don’t believe in (the possibility of) invasion, I don’t even believe that it’s something they are taking seriously. Organized crime is not taken care of with (foreign military) intervention,” she added further.

Gunfire was heard near Venezuela’s Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Monday night, just days after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured and brought to the United States

CNN obtained videos showing what appeared to be lights from drones and anti-aircraft fire across the night sky.
White House has denied any involvement in Venezuela gunfire.

CNN later confirmed that the gunfire was due to a “misunderstanding,” with discussions between paramilitary groups linked to the regime suggesting confusion among various security teams near the palace.

On Monday morning, Maduro, handcuffed and flanked by armed federal agents, stepped out of a helicopter in New York City. He spent the night in a federal prison in Brooklyn before being transported to a Manhattan courthouse to face criminal charges

Gunfire and intense clashes were reported near Venezuela‘s Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas as tensions gripped the oil-rich South American nation following the capture of the deposed leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces, according to media reports. Authorities said the situation was under control, even as drones were spotted over the presidential palace.

The US, however, said it was “not involved,” with a White House official telling CNN that the authorities were closely monitoring reports of gunfire.

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