Overview
- Starlink said service will be free nationwide through February 3 to keep Venezuelans online during reported outages.
- U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on January 3 and flew them to New York to face federal charges.
- A publicly released indictment charges Maduro with narco-terrorism and cocaine importation conspiracies as well as firearms offenses.
- Venezuela’s Supreme Court ordered Vice President Delcy Rodríguez to assume acting presidential duties, citing Maduro’s temporary inability to serve.
- President Donald Trump said the United States will temporarily run Venezuela during a transition, as authorities released video showing Maduro in handcuffs.