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Lakshmi Singh (0:16)
Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Counter protests recorded by the Associated Press outside a New York City federal courthouse where ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is being arraigned this hour on drug trafficking and weapons charges. He and his wife were captured in a U.S. military raid two days ago. NPR's Joe Hernandez has details.
Joe Hernandez (0:41)
In the early stages of the case against him, Maduro will be advised of his right to an attorney, his right to remain silent and the charges against him, according to former federal prosecutor Adam Fels. Fels, who worked on the case against El Chapo Guzman, says a judge will also decide whether to release Maduro or confine him before trial and that defendants in narcotics cases involving guns are often kept behind bars while their cases unfold.
Adam Fels (1:05)
There's a very high presumption of detention that I don't imagine that a defense attorney would be able to overcome and maybe not even try to overcome.
Joe Hernandez (1:15)
Maduro faces charges including narco terrorism and cocaine trafficking. Joe Hernandez, NPR News.
Lakshmi Singh (1:22)
President Trump's action is a departure from his promise not to get the U.S. involved in foreign conflicts. NPR's Mara Lison reports. It's not clear yet how his supporters will react.
Mara Liasson (1:31)
The big political question that Venezuela may answer is whether the MAGA movement stands for anything Donald Trump decides to do or for principles such as non interventionism that transcend Trump. Most Republicans in Congress have been supportive so far, but a few, like Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, who's leaving Congress this week after a falling out with Trump, says the president has broken his America first promise with his plan to, quote, run Venezuela. She she says the president should be focused on domestic problems like the price of food and health care. Mara Liasson, NPR News.
Lakshmi Singh (2:06)
Minnesota Governor Tim Walsh says he is ending his bid for reelection to a third term. The Democrats campaign has been overshadowed by a political firestorm surrounding fraud, investigations of the state's childcare program and GOP calls for his resignation. US Senator Amy Klobuchar, another powerful Democrat, is among the figures being floated as a gubernatorial candidate. A pill version of the the weight loss drug Wegovy is now available. Novo Nordisk says the drug will be covered by insurance, though in some cases there will be a copay. Novo Nordisk executive vice president of US Operations Dave Morris's appeal form of the drug will also be cheaper for those who pay out of pocket.