Nicolas Maduro

A person close to the White House said the Trump administration is set to continue escalating pressure against the Venezuelan regime, and it will only coordinate its actions with Congress "when (authoritarian President Nicolas) Maduro's corpse is in U.S. custody"

Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996 and one of the most well-known Venezuelan figures in Latin American entertainment, once again made headlines when she spoke out about the military operation that President Donald Trump has been conducting in the Caribbean Sea for several weeks.

Maduro described the Igla-S as "one of the most powerful weapons that exist," adding that the nation's air defense operators were fully trained to use them

U.S. naval forces operating off the coast of Venezuela could face a credible threat from Russian-made anti-ship missiles in the event of a military confrontation, according to experts.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller have formed an alliance to escalate pressure on Venezuela's authoritarian regime, according to a new report

Hezbollah's presence in Latin America has expanded significantly under the protection of Venezuela's authoritarian government, according to former U.S. Treasury official Marshall Billingslea

Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) said Venezuela's authoritarian government under Nicolás Maduro "meets the legal standard" to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism, citing its cooperation with Iran and alleged ties to Hezbollah's criminal networks in Latin America.

President Donald Trump has tasked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to play a leading role in the campaign pressure that ultimately seeks to remove Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro from power, according to a new report

Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart again slammed Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, now saying that he "can only negotiate not to have his plane downed when escaping"

Petro's comments follow earlier criticism of Machado's Nobel Peace Prize in which he questioned why she had sought international backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the immediate creation of a new surveillance tool within VenApp, a government platform first launched in 2022, calling on citizens to report "everything they see, everything they hear" at all hours of the day.

Recent U.S. operations in the Caribbean, part of what officials describe as an anti-narcotics campaign, have increasingly merged with a broader strategy aimed at toppling Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said the country and Colombia are "one country" as the United States escalates pressure on both countries with military operations in the Caribbean

Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned his Mexican counterpart that the military pressure campaign against Venezuela is set to escalate further, according to a recent report

While the U.S. is blowing up small vessels in the Caribbean, accusing Venezuela of using them to send drugs to the U.S., a new report affirms that the government of Nicolás Maduro is using a clandestine network of oil tankers to bypass U.S. sanctions and maintain crude shipments to Cuba.

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva warned against a "foreign intervention" in Latin America, a veiled reference to ramped up pressure by the Trump administration on Venezuela, claiming that his government "prioritizes" keeping the region as a "zone of peace."

Jordan Goudreau, a former U.S. Green Beret involved in a failed 2020 armed incursion into Venezuela, has alleged that the CIA created the so-called "Cartel de los Soles" in the 1990s and later used it to justify U.S. policies against successive Venezuelan governments.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is highly unlikely to be toppled by his own military despite increased pressure from the Trump administration, according to a new report

Leaders of the Venezuelan regime are reportedly concerned about their personal safety as a result of the Trump administration's pressure campaign.

The United States announced it is intensifying military operations in Latin America, particularly near Venezuelan waters, with the creation of a new joint counter-narcotics task force.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro again pleaded for peace with the U.S. as the Trump administration ramps up pressure against the regime.

A new survey found that nearly nine out of ten Venezuelans describe Nicolás Maduro's government as a narco-terrorist organization, reflecting widespread public discontent and deep mistrust toward the country's leadership.

The White House taunted the Venezuelan regime on Friday, posting on social media a clip in which President Donald Trump acknowledged that Caracas offered preferential access to natural resources in exchange for defusing tensions

U.S. Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz claimed on Friday that the Trump administration's pressure campaign against Venezuela in the Caribbean is "consistent with the law of armed conflict and Article 51 of the UN Charter."

Southern Command (Southcom) head Alvin Holsey had raised concerns about the pressure campaign on Venezuela's authoritarian regime, particularly strikes against alleged drug boats, before stepping down from his post, according to a new report

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro claimed that Donald Trump has already ordered the CIA to "attack" the South American country as pressure ramps up to oust him from power

Fox News host Jesse Watters claimed that the Trump administration is getting close to ousting the Venezuelan regime, anticipating that the initiative is "going to end up with no Maduro and a Venezuela aligned with us."

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rejected a report claiming that she and her brother, another top official, twice offered the Trump administration ousting Nicolas Maduro and undergoing a transition

A Special Operations aviation unit has flown less than a 100 miles from Venezuela during the past days as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on the country's regime, according to a new report

The Trump administration has reportedly rejected an offer by the Venezuelan regime to oust President Nicolas Maduro and undergo a transition.