President Donald Trump’s administration says its efforts over the past week are meant to stop the flow of drugs into the U.S. and increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Sixty-three percent of respondents told Quinnipiac they are against military action against Caracas, with just 25 percent expressing support.

Tensions with Washington have led Venezuela to seek help from Colombia but Gustavo Petro appears unwilling to be drawn.

The U.S. military has launched a campaign that it says targets illegal drug trafficking in the Caribbean, but experts say the operation’s broader agenda could include regime change in Venezuela.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio decried the “status quo” with the Maduro government as “intolerable” as the Trump administration on Friday announced new sanctions on family members of the embattled Venezuelan leader.

In a freewheeling meeting with reporters running more than two hours, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended President Trump's radical overhaul in foreign assistance and detailed the administration's work to reach a humanitarian ceasefire in Sudan.

President Trump said he is open to expanding U.S. military operations beyond Venezuela after controversy continues to grow involving drug boats.

The Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago said Monday it had authorized US military aircraft to use its airports, amid growing fears Washington may be preparing an attack on nearby

Venezuela has begun escorting oil-related shipments with its navy after President Donald Trump ordered what he calls a "total and complete blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers tied to the country, according to new reporting.