Politics Nov 04 Trump administration announces 16th deadly strike on an alleged drug boat The attack Tuesday killed two people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringing the death toll from the Trump administration's campaign in South American waters up to at least 66 people in at least 16 strikes. By Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press
World Oct 28 U.S. attempted to lure Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader A federal agent had a daring plan: persuade Nicolas Maduro's chief pilot to surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could nab the strongman. By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press
World Oct 25 Venezuela’s Maduro says U.S. is ‘fabricating’ a war as aircraft carrier approaches Caribbean Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the U.S. government is forging a war against him as the world's biggest warship approached the South American country, while moving to revoke the citizenship of an opponent he accuses of egging on an invasion. By Associated Press
World Oct 16 Watch 10:20 Trump weighs land strikes in Venezuela following attacks on suspected drug boats The U.S. military destroyed a fifth boat in the Caribbean Sea this week that the Trump White House alleges carried narcotics bound for the U.S. Now, President Trump has raised the prospect of striking Venezuela on land. Amna Nawaz has… By Amna Nawaz, Eliot Barnhart, Dan Sagalyn
Sep 10 Trump’s strike on alleged Venezuelan drug boat raises questions about his use of military power By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press As Donald Trump prepared to return to the White House, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham encouraged him to send a message to drug cartels. Graham told Trump to blow something up. The military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling speedboat carrying 11… Continue reading
Sep 06 Maduro vows to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty as tensions with U.S. escalate By Associated Press President Nicolás Maduro has vowed to defend Venezuela’s sovereignty as tensions rise over the deployment of U.S. warships in the Caribbean. He urged President Donald Trump to engage in dialogue to avoid conflict. Continue reading
Sep 01 Maduro vows a ‘republic in arms’ if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela By Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday said he “would constitutionally declare a republic in arms” if the South American country were attacked by forces that the United States government has deployed to the Caribbean. Continue reading
Aug 29 Why is the U.S. deploying warships to South America? 4 things to know By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press The United States is boosting its maritime force in the waters off Venezuela to combat threats from Latin American drug cartels, with the expected arrival of more vessels to the area next week. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face U.S. drug charges By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. Continue reading