Venezuela

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday joined several news programs to discuss the Trump administration’s plan to ‘run’ Venezuela, following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, which occurred on Saturday. When asked for details on the administration’s plans to run Venezuela, Secretary Rubio replied by affirming that the U.S. would […]

Florida Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R) defended President Donald Trump’s military operation to secure and capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Democratic lawmakers are furious with Trump, and last weekend held an emergency caucus meeting to discuss the military operation in Venezuela. “Congress did not authorize this war. Venezuela posed no imminent threat to the United […]

NEW YORK – A U.S. Justice Department indictment was unsealed in federal court in New York, charging recently captured Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro with narco-terrorism conspiracy, weapons charges, and cocaine-importation conspiracy. The charges arrive following President Donald Trump’s announcement of a military operation early Saturday in Venezuela, in which the U.S. Special Forces and law […]

Mar-A-Lago – President Donald Trump has said that his administration will temporarily run Venezuela now that Dictator Nicholas Maduro has been arrested. President Trump remarked during a press conference held in Palm Beach, Florida, that the U.S. will run Venezuela “until such time as it can be put back on track.” “….We’re going to be […]

Representative Byron Donalds (R-FL) called out Democrats, including the 2026 gubernatorial candidates in Florida, for defending and staying silent about Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro after his recent capture by the U.S. military in a post to X (formerly Twitter). The post is a response to a statement by Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL), who said, "What […]

MIAMI—During a joint press conference in Miami to address the Trump administration's arrest of Venezuelan Dictator Nicholas Maduro, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R) did not hold back against a local reporter, who accused the congressman and his colleagues, Reps. Carlos Gimenez and Maria Elvira Salazar, for refusing to support Maria Corina Machado to be the next […]

As President Donald Trump prepares to address the country from Mar-a-Lago, news continues to surface regarding the early-morning bombing in Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, have reportedly been taken into custody, and Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced indictments. Footage of Venezuelans in the country taking to the streets to celebrate the […]

During a White House press conference on December 3, 2025, President Donald Trump reiterated his support for striking alleged Venezuelan drug boats, commenting that the strikes would “start very soon on land.” In the middle of the night, the U.S. did exactly that, launching military strikes in Caracas, Venezuela. Early Saturday morning, social media sites […]

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Thursday that his government is open to talks with the United States to negotiate an agreement. The news comes after months of the U.S. military’s pressure campaign against ‘narco-terrorism’ tied to his government. Maduro said Venezuela is “ready” for discussion with the U.S. on all pertinent issues. "The U.S. government […]

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military revealed Wednesday it struck five suspected narco-terrorist vessels over the course of two days. The attacks killed a total of eight people, with some jumping overboard and possibly surviving. The U.S. Southern Command issued a statement on the social media platform X. They attached footage of the initial strikes, which […]

PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump seemingly revealed that the U.S. has “knocked out” a dock facility along a shore tied to Venezuela. In an interview with WABC radio in New York over the weekend, Trump appeared to confirm the move. “We just knocked out – I don’t know if you read or you […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s decision to impose a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers operating in and around Venezuelan waters marks a sharp escalation in U.S. efforts to dismantle what officials describe as Nicolás Maduro’s core financial lifeline: illegal oil exports, drug trafficking networks, and sanction-evasion schemes that sustain the regime. U.S. officials say the […]

WASHINGTON—Representative Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) discussed the Trump Administration's efforts to crack down on Venezuelan drug cartels in a recent interview with The Floridian, expressing support for the President's actions and supportive of regime change in Venezuela. Trump recently ordered a "full blockade" of the South American country after seizing an illegal oil tanker last week, saying, […]

WASHINGTON—As Republican Lawmakers pushed back against House Democrats for forcing two votes to deny President Donald Trump the ability to use the U.S. Military to continue to attack drug cartels operating out of Venezuela, Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R) told The Floridian that he supported regime change, or "the ouster of Maduro." Rep. Gimenez, who, along […]

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon will not publicly release raw footage of the strike that killed two survivors of an initial boat attack. The attack in the Caribbean was on a vessel suspected of carrying cocaine. The announcement comes after intense skepticism arose from Congress about the incident. Hegseth confirmed […]

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a naval blockade of “sanctioned oil vessels” leaving and heading to Venezuela," saying that the South American nation was "completely surrounded." In a post on Truth Social, Trump claims that Venezuela has been using oil to fund drug trafficking and other crimes. “Venezuela is completely surrounded by […]

BOGOTA, Colombia – The U.S. State Department on Tuesday classified another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization. The designation prompts increased sanctions and can open the possibility of potential military action against them. According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, alongside Breitbart News, the State Department has branded the Clan del Golfo as […]

WASHINGTON – President Trump signed an executive order classifying the street drug fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. “The manufacture and distribution of fentanyl, primarily performed by organized criminal networks, threatens our national security. It also fuels lawlessness in our hemisphere and at our border,” the proclamation declares. During an event on Monday, December […]