On Sunday’s edition of NBC’s Meet the Press, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D‑AZ) accused the Trump administration of sanctioning “murder” by authorizing U.S. military strikes on suspected drug‑smuggling boats.
In an appearance on ABC’s This Week, Sen. Mark Kelly (D‑AZ) sharply criticized the Trump administration’s deployment of naval assets and use of military force in the Caribbean.
President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro offered full access to the country’s natural resources in exchange for being allowed to remain in power.
President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday that U.S. forces destroyed a narco-terrorist vessel in international waters off the coast of Venezuela. The military strike, the fourth of its kind since August, killed six suspected traffickers tied to a designated terrorist organization. No American personnel were injured in the operation.
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her "tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."
Russia deepened its alliances with communist Cuba and socialist Venezuela this week, formalizing military and strategic agreements that strengthen Moscow’s foothold in the Western Hemisphere and directly challenge U.S. influence.
The Venezuelan government revealed that President Nicolás Maduro sent a letter to President Donald Trump, expressing an openness to dialogue amid strikes on boats believed to be carrying drugs.
The U.S. military has again struck a Venezuelan vessel in international waters, targeting what it says were narcoterrorists transporting illegal drugs. According to President Trump, three people onboard were killed in this latest strike. The operation marks a fresh escalation in the Trump administration’s push to combat drug trafficking from Latin America, particularly by cracking down on cartels believed to be using maritime routes.
