Who is in charge of Venezuela? And, what to expect from Maduro's court appearance

"It is not clear how the U.S. expects to be in charge of Venezuela, NPR's Greg Myre tells Up First. There are no longer any U.S. troops in the country following the military operation to seize Maduro early Saturday morning. There is also no U.S. diplomatic presence in the country, because the U.S. embassy there shut down in 2019. If Trump's plan is to run the place from afar, his administration may have limited influence on what happens inside the country, Myre says."

"Venezuela's Supreme Court has confirmed that it has sworn in Venezuela's Vice President, Delcy Rodriguez, as acting president. Yesterday, Rodriguez made a statement addressing Trump, saying people in Venezuela and the region deserve peace and dialogue, not war. She is now offering cooperation with the U.S., which is a change of tone from Saturday, when she called the U.S.' actions "barbaric" and said she still considered Maduro the country's leader."

President Trump declared that the United States is in charge of Venezuela after U.S. forces seized President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas. U.S. troops are no longer in the country, and federal authorities plan to bring Maduro into U.S. court. The U.S. has left Venezuela's government in place for now, expecting it to obey. The U.S. embassy in Caracas closed in 2019, leaving no diplomatic presence and limiting direct influence if the U.S. attempts to govern from afar. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. aims to shape Venezuelan policies, including stopping drug trafficking. Venezuela’s Supreme Court swore in Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as acting president; Rodríguez offered cooperation and has overseen the oil industry and the regime’s intelligence agency, maintaining strong ties with the military.

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