U.S. strikes in Venezuela, Captures Nicolás Maduro, why? Breaking News coming from Latin America, as the US strikes the capital of Venezuela and captures their president. The Questioning Center is back with more current event updates. NPR reports that, “President Trump said the U.S. would "run" Venezuela, following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro” Early around 3 a.m EST, USA struck Venezuela again and captured the country's president and his wife. Here we see a photo of Maduro in a Nike