Venezuela

As tensions between the United States and Venezuela escalated in the weeks leading up to the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the Trump administration began deporting Venezuelan immigrants to Mexico, according to new reporting.

The helicopter that led the operation to capture Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro got hit but managed to remain flyable, avoiding further danger to U.S. troops, according to a new report.

Five Republican senators joined Democrats in voting in favor of a war powers resolution that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further strikes in Venezuela.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington's future relationship with Venezuela will hinge on cooperation with U.S. priorities regardless of who ultimately leads the country following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela's National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, announced that the government has begun releasing a "significant number" of political prisoners.

Trump over the weekend claimed that Colombia was governed by "a sick man" and suggested he would be in favor of carrying out an operation similar to the one that ousted Maduro

The amount of U.S. warships off the coast of Venezuela is being reduced following the operation to capture authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro this past weekend, according to a new report.

Seven in ten Americans believe the Trump administration has not clearly explained its plans regarding Venezuela, according to a new poll.

President Donald Trump said his administration is "getting along very well" with Venezuela's interim regime after the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

Trump said the U.S. expects to maintain direct oversight of Venezuela for an extended period, signaling that Washington's role in running the country and managing its oil resources will last "much longer" than a year.

China condemned the United States for what it called the "arbitrary" seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker on the high seas.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene again slammed the Trump administration's operation in Venezuela, saying that its recent actions are not "America First."

Senior advisers to President Donald Trump sidelined Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during deliberations over Venezuela's post-Maduro transition, viewing her insistence on a full democratic overhaul as incompatible with Washington's short-term stability calculations.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person following comments by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about her intention to "share it" with Donald Trump.

Rodríguez also claimed that Venezuelans were mobilizing to demand the release of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned that the country's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is "even more ruthless" than the ousted leader Nicolás Maduro.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Donald Trump does not understand the situation in Venezuela and is making a mistake by sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado.

"I'm planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible," Machado said in an interview. "As I've always said, I make decisions based on where I can be most useful to our cause."

Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of violating international maritime law after U.S. forces seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello struck a defiant tone despite threats from the Trump administration about him potentially being targeted following the capture of Nicolas Maduro.

Florida Senator Rick Scott said the capture of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela will herald broader change in the country and the broader region.

Cuba's economy is being described as in "free fall" and at its worst time in the almost 70 years since the communist revolution, according to a new report.

At least seven U.S. service members sustained injuries in the raid that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, according to a new report.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, sustained injuries in the operation that ended with their capture in Venezuela, according to a new report.

The U.S. is attempting to seize a sanctioned oil tanker that Russia has been seeking to protect, even sending armed naval forces to that end, according to a new report.

Senator John Fetterman criticized fellow Democrats for failing to "acknowledge" that the capture of Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was a positive development for the South American country.

The Trump administration has conveyed a warning to Diosdado Cabello, a senior figure in the Venezuelan regime, to help interim President Delcy Rodriguez stay in power or face a similar fate to Nicolas Maduro, captured by U.S. forces and taken to prison last Saturday.

Senior members of Congress emerged sharply divided from a classified briefing on the U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

According to reporting by The Associated Press, the comments highlight growing concerns within Republican ranks as the party enters an election year in which control of Congress is at stake.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that nearly 200 American troops entered central Caracas during a pre-dawn operation that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.