Barry Pollack represented Nicolás Maduro in court on Monday. Another attorney, Bruce Fein, says he's also the Venezuelan politician's lawyer.

Now begins what could be a lengthy legal process of pretrial motions, potential plea negotiations and possibly a jury trial of the authoritarian leader who ruled Venezuela for more than a decade.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were arraigned Monday on drug trafficking charges, days after U.S. forces seized them from their Caracas home. Both pleaded not guilty.

After his capture by U.S. forces, some of Nicolás Maduro's closest confidants remain in their posts, including many wanted by the U.S.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is expected to argue that his leadership role shields him from prosecution in the U.S.

After apparent months of planning, the U.S. strike that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unfolded swiftly over the weekend, with American forces converging on Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife.

Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they get accustomed to their new day-to-day life at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York: They will be uncomfortable and kept out of harm’s way.

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty in federal court Jan. 5 to charges that he led a narco-terrorism conspiracy.

The U.S. military used the jet for jamming and spoofing Venezuela’s air defense. It is a key tool in the Pentagon’s renewed focus on electronic warfare.

Nicolas Maduro arrested on federal narcotics trafficking charges as Venezuelan President allegedly led "Cartel of the Suns" cocaine network, prosecutors say.