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Marco Rubio faces Senate questions after US capture of Maduro

Jan. 28, 2026, 2:07 p.m. ET
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat before the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat before the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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A protestor holds up a sign as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
A protestor holds up a sign as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) prepares to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) prepares to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat before the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio takes his seat before the start of a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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(L-R) US Senator Chris Coons, Democrat from Delaware, looks on as Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat from New Hampshire, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
(L-R) US Senator Chris Coons, Democrat from Delaware, looks on as Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Democrat from New Hampshire, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing with Secretary of State Marco Rubio to examine US policy towards Venezuela on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Jan. 28, 2026. US military raided Caracas on January 3 and seized Nicolas Maduro, a longtime leftist nemesis of Washington, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
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Photographers capture images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
Photographers capture images of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, joined by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID), arrives to testify before the committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, joined by Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Jim Risch (R-ID), arrives to testify before the committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives to testify at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington, D.C. This is the first time Rubio has testified before Congress since the Trump administration attacked Venezuela and seized President Nicolas Maduro, bringing him to the United States to stand trial.
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