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flag Secretary of State Marco Rubio testifies on Venezuela after Maduro’s capture, amid debate over consolidated national security power.

flag Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the first to hold both his and the national security adviser roles since Henry Kissinger, is under scrutiny as he testifies before Congress on Venezuela’s future following the capture of former President Nicolás Maduro. flag The White House defends the streamlined National Security Council structure as enabling faster, top-down decision-making aligned with President Trump’s foreign policy agenda. flag Critics, including former officials John Bolton and Emily Horne, question the risks of concentrated power and insufficient long-term planning, citing concerns over geopolitical consequences and reduced interagency coordination. flag Despite these concerns, the administration asserts that the current approach has achieved stability, economic cooperation, and leverage over Venezuela’s regime, with Rubio overseeing U.S. policy on multiple global crises.

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