Rubio Reports Good Progress With Post-Maduro Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 7, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP PhotoTestifying before the Senate on Jan. 28, Secretary of State Marco Rubio reported “good and decent progress” overseeing Venezuela since U.S. forces captured the country’s leader, Nicolás Maduro, on Jan. 3.After ordering the mission to capture Maduro to face federal charges for an alleged drug trafficking conspiracy, President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. government would manage Venezuela through a transitional period.