The Latest Breaking News from Nicolas Maduro

The U.S. has further beefed up its presence in the Caribbean as it continues to exert pressure on the Venezuelan regime: there are now 10,000 troops deployed in the region, according to a new report

Qatar has emerged as a discreet intermediary between the United States and Venezuela, seeking to keep open channels of communication as tensions between Washington and Caracas intensify

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said the U.S. might send special forces to the country to carry out targeted assassinations, as well as sabotages to strategic assets, as tensions with Washington remain high

Donald Trump Jr. agreed with a claim that all Latinos in the U.S. would be "grateful" if his father "liberated" Venezuela, as tensions linger with the U.S.'s deployment of troops and assets of the South American country's coast

Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez claimed the end of Nicolas Maduro's authoritarian rule in Venezuela is close to an end despite initiatives in the U.S. Congress to block the Trump administration from conducting strikes in the Caribbean

Venezuela's authoritarian government activated its "Independence Plan 200," a series of drills aimed at protecting strategic assets as tensions with the U.S. continue to escalate

Colombian President Gustavo Petro claimed that the U.S. will invade Venezuela following a report about President Donald Trump ending all diplomatic outreach to the South American country

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff anticipated that he, along with colleague Tim Kaine, will force a vote to block the strikes on vessels off the Venezuelan coast, which the Trump administration claims is aimed at eradicating drug-trafficking

Democrats in the House Foreign Affairs committee criticized President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for "pushing for regime change in Venezuela"

Now that the United States claims legal justification for attacking what it says are Venezuelan drug runners in the Caribbean, one hot question is whether something bigger against President Nicolas Maduro is afoot.

Top Venezuelan Official Diosdado Cabello accused Secretary of State Marco Rubio and two Latino lawmakers of being behind the removal of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, claiming they requested it through the South American country's opposition leaders.