Trump’s Venezuela Demands, Maduro To Appear In Court, $100 Billion Oil Gamble

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On today's podcast:

(1) President Donald Trump said the US needs “total access” to Venezuela as questions mount about the country’s leadership following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.

(2) Nicolás Maduro will have already spent more than 24 hours in one of the toughest US jails when he appears in court Monday to face charges that could keep him behind bars for the rest of his life.

(3) Realizing President Donald Trump’s plan for a US-led revival of Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry could be a years-long and challenging process costing upwards of $100 billion.

(4) Prime Minister Keir Starmer warned his governing Labour Party that removing him in 2026 would plunge Britain into “utter chaos” and open the door to a far-right government.

(5) Elon Musk’s Grok is facing mounting criticism and threats of government action around the world after the artificial intelligence chatbot created sexualized images, including of minors, on the social media platform X in response to user prompts.

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