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Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, called on the United States to "work jointly on a cooperation agenda" and appealed for peace and dialogue.

"If he doesn't show military strength, he'll look weak," said former ambassador John Feeley, warning that "we know Trump detests weakness"

Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello, widely regarded as Nicolás Maduro's second in command, said Monday that U.S. military pressure and recent actions by Washington will not disrupt holiday celebrations in Venezuela.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said she doubts the accuracy of immigration data reported by President Donald Trump's administration

Joe Rogan questioned the Trump administration's posture toward Venezuela and the prospect of military conflict during the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said his goal as President Donald Trump's newly appointed special envoy to Greenland is to make the autonomous Danish territory "part of the U.S."

Analysts say the Trump administration's decision to seize oil tankers carrying Venezuelan crude could place meaningful pressure on Nicolás Maduro by targeting the regime's main source of revenue.

A majority of Americans continue to view the U.S. economy negatively and say they are falling behind financially, according to a new report.

China criticized what it described as "unilateral bullying" of Venezuela after the United States ordered a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving the South American country.

The State Department warned of "severe consequences" if South Africa fails to hold accountable those responsible of what it described as the detention of U.S. officials and the public release of their passport information during an immigration enforcement operation.

The Trump administration on Wednesday imposed sanctions on the "Cartel de Santa Rosa de Lima" (CSRL) after determining that the criminal organization was stealing fuel and crude oil from Mexico's state-owned oil company Pemex.

Maduro also said that Washington's "true intention" has always been to appropriate Venezuela's natural resources through "gigantic campaigns of lies and manipulation"

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado said that she fully supports President Donald Trump's strategy toward Venezuela, arguing that increased U.S. pressure has left Nicolás Maduro's regime vulnerable and closer to collapse.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said federal immigration agents stopped her son over the weekend and questioned his citizenship.

Nearly half of respondents said they find groceries, utilities, health care, housing, and transportation difficult to afford, while more than a quarter reported skipping a medical check-up due to cost

A Trump administration official, however, disputed the claim, telling Reuters shortly after the announcement that "there is nothing true about this"

The U.S. seizure of a supertanker loaded with Venezuelan crude is expected to force black-market buyers to demand even deeper discounts, further tightening financial pressure on authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro.

The future of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem appears to be in the balance, as recent reports suggest the former South Dakota governor could be replaced

Trump also said that Petro "is going to have big problems if he doesn't realize" that Colombia is "producing a lot of drugs" that are "sold directly to the United States"

Iran has pledged "unconditional" support to Venezuela one day after President Donald Trump said Nicolás Maduro is living his "last days" in power.

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott said Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro could leave power "today," predicting his departure will occur before Christmas.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Monday her government is not currently planning another large-scale extradition of cartel leaders to the United States, though she did not rule out future operations.

A new report says former and current officials have privately discussed that the Trump administration's military campaign in Venezuela has as its main target goal to replace Nicolás Maduro.

The Politico poll also reveald that 37% of Trump's 2024 voters believe the cost of living is the worst they can remember

Although arrests have increased, DHS has offered little transparency on the actual numbers and has not released immigration enforcement data since Trump began his second term.

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp defended his company's expanding role in the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts, arguing that the data software company is not enabling domestic surveillance of Americans.

Rep. Ilhan Omar said President Donald Trump's recent comments attacking Somali immigrants and calling her "garbage" are part of a long pattern of rhetoric that puts communities at risk.

Legal experts are challenging the Trump administration's basis for a series of lethal strikes on suspected drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean, warning that the operations may violate both domestic and international law.

A former White House national security adviser on Venezuela said the current military posture around the country makes the situation "ripe for bombardment"

"They have not moved us one inch from the correct path we must always follow," he said, adding that "they will never remove us from the path of the revolution"