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The ex-dictator of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, has been in "disciplinary isolation" at a federal detention center in Brooklyn, New York, since early January.

Venezuela’s parliament has approved a law granting amnesty to political prisoners — while effectively prohibiting the return of opposition leaders to the country.

The Trump administration is arranging an economic agreement with Cuba that could be announced shortly, according to two sources familiar with the administration’s plans.

Donald Trump is set to welcome leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean at his golf club on Saturday for the "Shield of the Americas Summit"—an event designed to gather allies in support of U.S. national security interests and to oppose China’s increasing influence in the area.

The Caribbean island of Curaçao does not have any natural gold deposits. So why did dozens of tons of gold refined at a renowned Swiss refinery originate from the island? The evidence suggests they came from conflict areas in Venezuela — and the case underscores the shortcomings in gold industry regulations and standards that experts claim still exist today.

President Donald Trump is on the offensive: In an interview on Thursday, he downplayed concerns about the Iran war, told POLITICO that the United States would assist in selecting Iran’s next leader, predicted the collapse of the Cuban regime, and criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the tech giant Anthropic.

The Trump administration is discreetly preparing a legal case against Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodriguez, including drafting a criminal indictment, one of several tools being employed to enhance its leverage with Caracas, according to four individuals familiar with the situation.

Drug trafficking originating from Venezuela existed before Nicolás Maduro and will persist long after him. The question is whether the Chavista regime will continue to manage and regulate the cocaine trade or if Maduro’s removal will weaken the state’s involvement in drug trafficking.

It was 2016 when Raúl* received a visit that would mark the beginning of a long nightmare. A Venezuelan general came to his ranch and handed him a phone. On the other end of the line was Diosdado Cabello, one of the most powerful figures in Chavismo and today Venezuela’s Minister of the Interior, Justice, and Peace.

On February 18, General Francis Donovan, the head of the United States Southern Command, unexpectedly appeared in Venezuela. The visit, which received little publicity, seemed to indicate that the US military is closely monitoring the country following the dramatic capture of Nicolás Maduro on January 3.

On November 27, 2024—just over a year before the US invaded Caracas to arrest him—Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was eager to bolster his government’s reputation for upholding law and order.

U.S. President Donald Trump seemed confident on January 3 as he announced the arrest of his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro.

A complaint has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to forfeit the Motor Tanker Skipper – a crude oil tanker seized by the United States on the high seas in December 2025 – and approximately 1.8 million barrels of crude oil cargo supplied by Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.

The January 3 operation that seized Nicolás Maduro defied the rules of foreign intervention, sending shockwaves through world capitals and the criminal underworld alike. Ordinary Venezuelans celebrated, while the drug trade mourned the loss of a valuable patron.

For months, President Donald Trump has criticized Latin American narcoterrorists for flooding the United States with “lethal poison.” He has used the issue of drug trafficking as a justification for numerous military strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, which have resulted in more than 140 deaths.

Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence model Claude was used in the U.S. military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump’s administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

The Trump administration has spent more than $30 million to send migrants to far-flung countries that are not their own, including, in a few instances, paying over $1 million a person, a new report from the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says.

The Pentagon is deploying a second aircraft carrier group, the USS Gerald Ford, to the Middle East, according to a senior administration official and three sources familiar with the situation. This action increases pressure on Iran even as President Donald Trump stated that discussions with Tehran will persist.

Nicolás Maduro remains the legitimate leader of Venezuela, the country’s acting president told NBC News in an exclusive interview.

Jeffrey Epstein purchased Venezuelan oil bonds issued by the national oil company of the hardline socialist state, as shown in newly-released documents. He received advice on these purchases from Francisco D’Agostino, a businessman who is currently wanted in Venezuela on charges of money laundering and criminal association.

Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a former businessman once detained in the U.S., was arrested in Venezuela on Wednesday in a joint operation by U.S. and Venezuelan authorities, according to a U.S. law enforcement official, although a lawyer disputed this claim.

The most recent attempt by Congress to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions against Venezuela was unsuccessful on Thursday, as Republican lawmakers once again narrowly defeated a war powers resolution.

The editorial board of the conservative Wall Street Journal warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that his "bulldozing" could cost his party its majority after the midterm elections.