US Vice President JD Vance's Ohio Residence Attacked; Suspect Detained

In a major security breach, the Ohio residence of US Vice President JD Vance reportedly came under attack, triggering a swift response from the authorities.

The attack caused visible property damage at Vance’s home. Video footage from the scene shows large holes in the windows of the property, with police officers patrolling the area and documenting the damage.

The US Secret Service has launched an investigation into the incident. Officials have detained one suspect as the probe gets underway. Early assessments suggest the residence may have been deliberately targeted.

Further, reports indicate that Vice President Vance was not at the Ohio residence at the time of the incident. He had been in Cincinnati over the past week and left the city on Sunday afternoon.

Venezuelan President Maduro, Wife Captured By US

This attack comes amid heightened political tension between the U.S. and Venezuela, following the capture and extradition of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. 

On Saturday (January 3), the United States launched military strikes on Venezuela, targeting Caracas and key installations, including the defence headquarters. The operation resulted in the capture of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who were long condemned by Washington as illegitimate leaders. They were taken into U.S. custody and flown to New York to face justice.

Maduro and Flores are all set to make their first appearance in an American courtroom on narco-terrorism charges today. The indictment, originally filed by the Trump administration in 2020, accuses them of drug trafficking, terrorism-related offences, and weapons charges.

The couple will be brought from a Brooklyn jail to a Manhattan courthouse just around the corner from where President Donald Trump was convicted in 2024 of falsifying business records. They are expected before a judge for a brief but required proceeding that will likely begin a prolonged legal battle over whether Maduro can be tried in the U.S.

Delcy Rodríguez Becomes Venezuela’s Interim President

Following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally and offered “to collaborate” with the Trump administration in what could be a seismic shift in relations between the adversary governments.

Rodríguez served as Maduro’s vice president since 2018, overseeing much of Venezuela’s oil-dependent economy and its feared intelligence service, and was next in the presidential line of succession.

She’s part of a band of senior officials in Maduro’s administration that now appears to control Venezuela, even as U.S. President Donald Trump and other officials say they will pressure the government to fall in line with its vision for the oil-rich nation.

On Saturday, Venezuela’s high court ordered her to assume the role of interim president, and the leader was backed by Venezuela’s military.