A former Green Beret behind a clandestine invasion of Venezuela in 2020 to try and overthrow Nicolás Maduro says in court filings that he had authority from the highest levels of the government for the amphibious raid that ended with several combatants killed and two of his U.

As the White House prepares to welcome Donald Trump for the second time, expectations for an end to duplicitous policies and fears of big disruption in the US relations with countries across the globe are growing.

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MIAMI - President-elect Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday after the brief detention of prominent opposition leader María Corina Machado ...

President-elect Donald Trump gave Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro a stern warning on Thursday not to harm his country’s opposition leader. The president-elect issued the message after ...

As Nicolás Maduro is inaugurated for a controversial third term, Bolton urges the incoming administration to isolate the strongman on the world stage.

As America’s top diplomat, Rubio will not need to be briefed on the state of play. His views were forged in Miami, which has its own foreign policy and serves as the de facto capital of Latin America. It is a Latino-dominated city of exiles, where political shake ups in Latin America can lead to the eruption of local protests.

President-elect Donald Trump has extended an invitation to Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González, who is regarded by the United States and

The incoming Trump administration wants regime change in Venezuela, where dictator Nicolás Maduro stole his election, jailed a rival and this month even threatened to invade the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico.

This page will track President-elect Donald Trump's (R) executive orders, memoranda, proclamations, and notices in his second presidential term, which begins on January 20, 2025. Each type of presidential document is different in authority and implementation.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was sworn in for his third six-year term on Friday, prompting the U.S. and its allies to announce sanctions on senior figures in his administration, while Donald Trump's incoming Cabinet is expected to take a hawkish approach to Venezuela.