Venezuela

Venezuela has deployed nearly 200,000 soldiers in response to the United States sending its largest aircraft carrier to the region.

The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group entered the U.S. Southern Command's area of responsibility on November 11.

A group of bipartisan lawmakers is demanding answers from the Trump administration as to the ongoing strikes against drug-trafficking boats.

In a recent interview on 60 Minutes, President Donald Trump stated that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s time in power is “numbered.”

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.

Head of US Command in Central America, Navy Admiral Alvin Holsey, announced that he would leave his position in December.

President Trump confirmed that the CIA has a presence in Venezuela amid ongoing tensions with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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.