Venezuela

Donald Trump Jr. agreed with a claim that all Latinos in the U.S. would be "grateful" if his father "liberated" Venezuela, as tensions linger with the U.S.'s deployment of troops and assets of the South American country's coast

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez claimed the end of Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian rule in Venezuela is close to an end despite initiatives in the U.S. Congress to block the Trump administration from conducting strikes in the Caribbean

Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro and other senior officials claimed earlier this week that "extremist sectors of the local right" planned to place explosives near the U.S. Embassy. The U.S. government dismissed the claim

Venezuela's authoritarian government activated its "Independence Plan 200," a series of drills aimed at protecting strategic assets as tensions with the U.S. continue to escalate

Republican Sen. Rand Paul said he will join Democratic colleagues in sponsoring a bill seeking to prevent the Trump administration from conducting strikes on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that the U.S. will invade Venezuela following a report about President Donald Trump ending all diplomatic outreach to the South American country

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff anticipated that he, along with colleague Tim Kaine, will force a vote to block the strikes on vessels off the Venezuelan coast, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at eradicating drug-trafficking

Democrats in the House Foreign Affairs committee criticized President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "pushing for regime change in Venezuela"

Top Venezuelan Official Diosdado Cabello accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two Latino lawmakers of being behind the removal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, claiming they requested it through the South American country's opposition leaders.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized the U.S.'s strike on a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, expressing "serious concern about Washington's escalating actions in the Caribbean Sea that are fraught with far-reaching consequences for the region"

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar slammed top Venezuelan official Diosdado Cabello for slamming Secretary of State Marco Rubio after nationals in the U.S. lost Temporary Protected Status (TPS).

A White House official said President Donald Trump is prepared to use "every element of American power" to prevent drugs from entering the U.S. as tensions with Venezuela escalate

President Donald Trump has reportedly ended all diplomatic outreach to Venezuela, instructing envoy Richard Grenell to cease all efforts as he grows frustrated with authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro's reluctance to relinquish power.

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar pleaded with President Donald Trump to not deport Venezuelan Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to more forward with their removal

Guyana announced it added radars, military planes and vessels to its defenses as tensions with neighboring Venezuela linger on

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned that those who are north of Venezuela and intend to traffic drugs into the U.S. will be considered a legitimate target by the U.S. military

Venezuelan National Assembly President and chief government negotiator Jorge Rodríguez said Sunday that his government has warned the United States about an alleged plan by "extremist sectors of the local right" to place explosives at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. military is acting on "reliable intelligence" in targeting boats allegedly smuggling narcotics through the Caribbean

Mexican authorities detailed that an alleged leader of Venezuelan-born gang Tren de Aragua has been detained in the country

Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said that the "threats" authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro has received from Trump administration officials have made him "a thousand times stronger"

Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro requested "special support" from Pope Leo XIV to "consolidate peace" in the country as the U.S. continues to ramp up pressure on the regime through a military deployment in the Caribbean and strikes on vessels

The Ocean Trader is capable of hosting up to 159 special operations forces in addition to its 50-member crew, operating at sea for as long as 45 days before resupply

Colombian President Gustavo Petro decried the latest U.S. attack against a vessel off the Venezuelan coast, rejecting that those aboard were drug-traffickers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. military conducted a new deadly strike in the Caribbean as it ramps up pressure on the Venezuelan regime

Washington Examiner columnist Tom Rogan argued that U.S. military buildup around Venezuela should no longer be seen through the lens of a purely counter-drug trafficking concern

The Trump administration's deployment of troops and vessels in the Caribbean has effectively shut down a busy drug-trafficking corridor in the region, insiders said

GOP Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar taunted the Maduro regime after authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro marked the beginning of Christmas celebrations with a firework show at an infamous prison described as a torture center

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez claimed that five U.S. jets approached the country's coastline on Thursday, an action he described as "military harassment"

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marked the start of Christmas celebrations on October 1 by launching fireworks from El Helicoide, a Caracas detention facility widely documented as a site of torture

An expert in Latin American geopolitics claimed in an op-ed published in the New York Times that high-ranking officials in the Trump administration are seeking the end of the Maduro regime through the U.S's military operation in the Caribbean