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Former head of Venezuela, Nicholas Maduro, and his wife Celia Flores, pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in a Manhattan federal courtroom Monday.

The ousted dictator says he's, quote, still president, following the U.S. military operation that nabbed the couple from

their Caracas home Saturday. They didn't request bail and will remain detained in Brooklyn,

with another hearing scheduled for March in a full trial expected in 2027.

The Trump administration will brief Congress on Venezuela today.

Democrats call the plan vague, illegal, and a distraction from domestic issues.

Republicans are defending the, quote, decisive and justified operation.

Meanwhile, Uncle Sam is maintaining a blockade on Venezuelan oil exports,

pressuring the interim government to open the state-controlled energy industry to American investment.

Acting President Delci Rodriguez is offering, quote, to work together for shared development.

Thank you. to work together for a shared development. Political chaos doesn't intimidate the King of Kings.

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