Venezuela

Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin said the Trump administration gave Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro the "chance to leave" the country as its pressure campaign continues to escalate.

The Venezuelan regime is planning to mount guerrilla-style resistance should the Trump administration launch air or ground attacks against the country, according to a new report.

GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said the U.S.'s push to remove the Maduro regime from power in Venezuela is imminent and will be extremely beneficial for American oil companies.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro made his first public appearance in days on Sunday, ending speculation that he had fled the country amid heightened tensions with the United States.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro slammed his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump for saying Venezuela's airspace should be considered closed as his administration further escalates its pressure campaign against Caracas

A recent report by The New York Times concluded that the U.S. military used a mix of munitions that relied on both drones and piloted aircraft, a shift away from the traditional stop-and-board approach.

President Donald Trump urged Maduro to relinquish power soon, threatening to escalate military actions against Venezuela if he doesn't leave Caracas, according to a new report

Bolton also described the recent U.S. naval and aerial activity in the region as lacking strategic coherence

President Donald Trump has already had a phone conversation with Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered that all people aboard an alleged drug vessel were killed by a U.S. strike in September, prompting the military to conduct a second strike to finish off survivors, according to a new report.

The Venezuelan regime has ramped up its repression over the past weeks, especially after the U.S. began its military campaign in the region, according to a new report

Venezuelan intelligence officers are surveilling family members of people killed at sea by U.S. strikes against alleged drug vessels, according to a new report

Diosdado Cabello, the Venezuelan regime's second-in-command, slammed Marco Rubio, saying it is "impossible to get a more imbecilic" Secretary of State in the history of the U.S.

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro is reluctant to agree to any deal to leave power because he doesn't believe he would get lasting amnesty, according to a new report

Most of the Venezuelan regime believes the U.S.'s military campaign off its coast is a bluff and authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro could only be ousted with troops on the ground, according to a new report.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro rejected being involved in drug-trafficking, an argument given by the Trump administration to sanction him, claiming that U.S. counterpart Donald Trump is being shown a "backward narrative."

Since the campaign began, the United States has not provided evidence showing that the targeted vessels were carrying drugs. The lack of proof has intensified questions about the legitimacy of the U.S. counter narcotics effort in South America.

He also shared a letter sent by Vladimir Putin in which he reaffirmed Moscow's support and expressed confidence that Venezuela would "overcome all tests with dignity"

A political analyst who closely follows ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela claimed that the latter's authoritarian President, Nicolas Maduro, might claim he is eager to engage with Donald Trump, but he won't negotiate.

The divide is also shaped by concerns about immigration since many struggle to reconcile calls for intervention with the administration's simultaneous efforts to end TPS for Venezuelans

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar said the U.S. is "about to go in" Venezuela as the Trump administration maintains its military pressure campaign against the South American country

U.S. officials dealing with the military pressure campaign against Venezuela believe it is hard to convince authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro to leave power because he could be executed by Cuban handlers, according to a new report

The Venezuelan regime is immersed in a state of panic as the Trump administration continues to ramp up pressure in the Caribbean and taking steps towards potential military action in the country, according to a new report

Republican Sen. Rand Paul again slammed the Trump administration over its escalating campaign against the Venezuelan regime, saying its "pretending we are 'at war'" to "justify blowing up boats all without a vote, without transparency and without answering to Congress."

The fringe theory was also recently supported by Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado as well

Most Americans oppose the prospect of U.S. military action in Venezuela and want Congress to authorize any further escalation, according to a new national survey by CBS News.

Jennifer Griffin said the Trump administration was considering CIA-led covert operations and "alleged plans to drop flyers demanding Maduro step down"

"We are not going to repeat the mistake made in the war between Russia and Ukraine" said Lula, adding that he is "very worried" about the military escalation in the Caribbean

The U.S.'s operations in the Caribbean could be aimed at removing the Venezuelan regime from power, but also to get China and Russia out of the Western Hemisphere, according to a new report

The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) is restricting leave over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in preparation for potential land strikes in the coming days, according to a NewsNation journalist