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Editor’s note From the US pressure campaign and oil blockade to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and its aftermath.
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President Donald Trump will hold a meeting at the White House on Monday evening about next steps on Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, as the administration intensifies its pressure campaign on the…
Amid reports Pete Hegseth ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan boat, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Virginia Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine about how Congress is handling oversight of the Pentagon.
President Donald Trump’s Venezuela regime change adventure is in danger of degenerating into a strategic, political, and legal morass.
Amid a deluge of jokes, insults, social media rage and warnings of imminent military action that have spilled from President Donald Trump in an especially loquacious few days, there have been two startling omissions.
New questions have emerged surrounding the United States’ military strikes on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat in early September. We discuss what we know and why the White House appears to be distancing itself from th…
Group that includes congressional leaders and leading intelligence committee members is traditionally briefed on major national security actions
Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has supported Washington's criticism of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday. Could this embolden Donald Trump?
The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.
Senator Rand Paul said it was ‘not the job of the American government to go looking for monsters around the world’
Plus, a test of AI-powered children's toys reveals a not so kid-friendly side.
The Senate is expected to vote on two opposing health care proposals today. And, the Trump administration says it has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in its latest move in the region.
Among the most important shifts in Trump 2.0 is a multipronged effort by President Donald Trump’s administration to equate its war on drugs with the war on terror.
Trump has ordered a ‘total and complete’ blockade of sanctioned oil tankers to and from the country
President says ‘I don’t rule it out’ when asked about the possibility of conflict during NBC interview
The US is pursuing a vessel in international waters near Venezuela on Sunday after attempting to intercept it, a US official said, as President Donald Trump’s administration tightens its crackdown on the country’s oil…
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
President Donald Trump said Monday the US remains in active pursuit of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, more than 24 hours after the chase began, while repeating his threats against Venezuelan President Nicol…
The US military conducted a strike against a “low-profile vessel” allegedly trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Monday, killing one person, according to US Southern Command.
The United States hasn’t given up its pursuit of the massive, rusted oil tanker it chased into international waters near Venezuela last weekend, and officials are now contemplating moving additional resources into the…
The CIA carried out a drone strike earlier this month on a port facility on the coast of Venezuela, sources familiar with the matter told CNN, marking the first known US attack on a target inside that country.
In an unusual move, President Donald Trump announced a covert strike in Venezuela. It's not the first time he has publicly touted covert operations.
President Donald Trump has thrust the country into a significant new phase in his showdown with Venezuela with a CIA strike on a port facility.
President Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. was behind the strike several hours after explosions shook Venezuela's capital city of Caracas.
The attack is part of a long history of U.S. intervention in the region. NPR senior editor and correspondent Ron Elving joins NPR's Daniel Estrin to discuss.
Trump has added a particular layer of dementedness to the latest unprovoked US aggression.
Trump is expected to give more details about an overnight operation in Venezuela.
Congress has a legal, constitutional and even moral responsibility to assert itself as a branch when it comes to military actions by the US, says an expert on war powers.
The detailed timeline and the revelation that a CIA team has been operating inside Venezuela for so long sheds new light on the administration’s pressure campaign on Maduro for the past several months.
In remarks following the early morning capture of Venezuela's leader and his wife, Trump referred to a nearly 200-year-old foreign policy doctrine.
The capture of Nicolas Maduro is garnering responses from across the political spectrum in North Carolina.
USF professor Stephen Zunes joins KTVU’s Betty Yu to analyze what comes next after U.S. strikes in Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro.
Financial firms are planning trips to Venezuela to scout out new investment opportunities. Bill Ackman praised the move as "good for America."
The arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by United States forces is raising questions about what comes next for Venezuela and the United States. A Southern Colorado political science professor said the move c…
Over three decades ago, the US government executed the shocking arrest of the leader of a foreign country: Panama’s Manuel Noriega. The dictator’s case may prove to be a guide for the prosecutors, defense attorneys an…
All eyes are on Venezuela following the capture of President Nicolas Maduro by the United States.
As who is in charge of Venezuela question looms, Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares to work with Delcy Rodriguez, sworn in after Maduro capture.
The US overthrow of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro isn’t an exact copy of the haunted regime change inflicted on Iraq.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey talk about the UK’s response to Donald Trump’s actions in Venezuela. Plus, the key political moments to look out for in the next few months
Trump’s Venezuela intervention has divided his ‘America first’ support base.
Much is known of Venezuela's fallen President Nicolás Maduro, but what about his wife, Cilia Flores?
President Donald Trump’s second term entered a new phase over the weekend, with the administration launching a successful operation in Venezuela that captured its leader, Nicolás Maduro.
Reps. Mike Lawler and George Latimer gave clashing views in a partisan divide over the Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro.
UBS managing director and senior portfolio manager Jason Katz discusses how Venezuela’s political transition could affect markets in the short and long term on ‘Varney & Co.’
CSIS Americas Program director Ryan Berg discusses the U.S. mission in Venezuela and how it aligns with the ‘America First’ agenda on ‘The Will Cain Show.’
US-led regime change campaigns in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya are painfully lodged in the modern American memory.
Conservative leader questions robustness of rules-based international order and says ‘the world has changed’
Democrats are grappling with how best to respond to the Trump administration’s military intervention in Venezuela, as the operation to capture Nicolas Maduro highlighted foreign policy differences within the party and…
Pape, an international security affairs and political violence expert, shared four key takeaways in conversation with WBEZ's Sasha-Ann Simons on 'In the Loop' Monday.
This isn’t the next Iraq War, he says, but there’s still plenty to be concerned about.
The Trump administration may have notified oil companies that it was preparing to nab Venezuela’s leader, at least according to statements made Sunday by President Donald Trump.
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Brent crude drops back to $60 a barrel
The US has begun an operation to seize an oil tanker linked to Venezuela after tracking it across the Atlantic, a source with knowledge of the operation told CNN on Wednesday.
Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin American Energy Program at Rice University, discusses the financial stakes regarding Venezuelan oil.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune R-S.D., joins 'America’s Newsroom' to react to the Senate’s war powers vote, President Donald Trump’s Venezuela strategy and protests targeting ICE in Minneapolis.
The government said it was a "unilateral gesture" to maintain peace; families of those imprisoned have been calling for their release.
To hear President Donald Trump say it, he’ll have a sort of slush fund of billions of dollars from Venezuelan oil that he can dole out as he sees fit.
Plus, Vance defends the ICE officer involved in the Minneapolis shooting.
Top energy executives are weighing telling President Donald Trump that the industry can increase Venezuela’s oil output by hundreds of thousands of barrels per day over the coming months, people familiar with the prep…
The president also said that it would be a "great honor" if Machado decided to give him the Nobel Peace Prize that she won last year.
Former Venezuelan opposition candidate Enrique Marquez is among 'large number' of prisoners released.
Trump is encouraging U.S. oil executives to invest $100 billion in Venezuela to help rebuild that country after removing its leader, Nicolas Maduro.
‘It’s uninvestible’: Trump’s Venezuela pitch met with skepticism from oil executives
After arresting Venezuela's president, Trump and top U.S. officials warned other countries could be the targets of American intervention next.
Two months ago, President Donald Trump and his allies ridiculed Trump’s opponents for their massive “No Kings” rallies. They cast it as melodramatic to compare Trump’s actions and aims to a king.
Fox News' Steve Harrigan reports the latest on the release during 'Saturday in America' and the Colombian president's new warning on U.S. strikes.
Venezuela continued releasing political prisoners on Saturday, including a member of opposition leader María Corina Machado’s party, a week after President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces.
Fox News' Steve Harrigan reports the latest on the release during 'Saturday in America.'
Miami’s exile politics forged Marco Rubio’s worldview. Now they’re shaping Trump’s foreign policy.
President Donald Trump warned Cuba there will be no more oil coming its way and told it to strike a deal, inciting a response from its leaders.
The Trump administration does not know the whereabouts of 137 Venezuelans it unlawfully deported last year, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, adding that attempting to offer them due process would impact US foreign…
Edilson Torres was set to be buried in his hometown after dying in a Venezuelan prison
A new classified legal opinion produced by the Justice Department argues that President Donald Trump was not limited by domestic law when approving the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro becau…
Senate Republicans blocked an effort to curb the Trump administration’s military action in Venezuela, a victory for the president who was incensed that some Republicans tried to tie his hands on a key foreign policy.
Venezuela's new leadership hints at additional prisoner releases amid political transition, with hundreds of detainees reportedly still held in custody.
Two of the five GOP senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week flipped.
The White House's efforts to quell Senate Republican opposition to its actions in Venezuela came to a head with a maneuver to kill a war powers bill.
Two west coast Democrats have introduced legislation to bar American tax dollars from being used for Venezuelan oil infrastructure.
Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has promised to keep releasing political prisoners, but so far only a fraction of those imprisoned under Maduro have been released.
President Donald Trump has long wanted the Nobel Peace Prize, and was gifted the medal awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
World Outreach Church Pastor Allen Jackson joins ‘Saturday in America’ to discuss religious leaders released from Venezuelan prisons following U.S. action involving the Maduro regime.
President Donald Trump said the US used a weapon he referred to as a “discombobulator” to capture then-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro this month, but a senior US official said he’s likely conflating tools used by…
Under pressure from the US, Venezuela has been freeing hundreds of political prisoners in recent weeks since US forces kidnapped former leader Nicolas Maduro.
A human rights lawyer and a communications student are among those freed, Caracas-based Foro Penal says.
The CIA is quietly working to establish a permanent US presence on the ground in Venezuela, spearheading the Trump administration’s plans to exert its new-found influence over the country’s future, according to multip…
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Mar…
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced a bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights act…
Move is a hopeful sign in repressive nation weeks after US toppled former leader Nicolás Maduro
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