Courtney Kube

Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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Venezuela Crisis

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Venezuela Crisis

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit

The United States has seized the Bella 1, which changed its name to the Marinera, a Russian-flagged oil tanker pursued by the Coast Guard off Venezuela.

Maduro and wife were injured as U.S. forces burst into compound

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were injured as U.S. special forces burst into the space where they were hiding during their capture
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Live Updates

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Live Updates

Trump says U.S. is ‘in charge’ of Venezuela and sends warning to interim leader

Trump laid out a warning to Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, telling The Atlantic that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price.”

A CIA team, steel doors and a fateful phone call: How the U.S. captured Maduro in Venezuela

President Donald Trump gave the Venezuelan leader one last chance to step down, telling Nicolás Maduro in a private call that he had to go.

Maduro arrives in New York as Trump says U.S. will govern Venezuela until there's a 'proper transition'

Trump said that the U.S. will "run" Venezuela in the wake of a U.S. military operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro
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Middle East

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Middle East

Iran threatens 'harsh' response to aggression after Trump warning

The bilateral meeting with the Israeli prime minister at Mar-a-Lago comes as Trump seeks to advance the Gaza ceasefire deal that he brokered.

Sudden trips and security lapses: Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio's clashing diplomacy on Russia-Ukraine

How the divide between Rubio and Witkoff plays out could determine how the war in Ukraine ends and how the U.S. is perceived by its allies and adversaries.
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Politics News

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U.S. Coast Guard intercepts a second oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday confirmed that the United States Coast Guard“apprehended” an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.“In a pre-dawn action early this morning on Dec.
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Netanyahu plans to brief Trump on possible new Iran strikes

WASHINGTON — Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are preparing to brief President Donald Trump about options for attacking it again, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans and four former U.S. officials briefed on the plans
19d ago

U.S. strikes ISIS targets in Syria in retaliation for killing of 3 Americans

The U.S. military has launched strikes against Islamic State group infrastructure and weapons sites in Syria, officials said Friday, following an attack on U.S. and partner forces in Syria last week that killed three Americans.

Trump not ruling out war with Venezuela

President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is leaving the possibility of a war with Venezuela on the table.