Venezuela

The Trump Administration, which for months denied seeking regime change in Venezuela, is moving to assert control over the country’s political future. The U.S. carried out a series of strikes…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United States would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country,…

President Donald Trump said Saturday that the United States had captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro after carrying out a “large-scale” strike against the country. The attack follows months of pressure…

The last time an American president ordered troops to snatch a Latin American strongman, I was a young journalist half a world away, watching grainy footage of Operation Just Cause…

World leaders reacted to the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the United States with a mixture of outrage, concern, and caution on Saturday. President Donald Trump announced the…

Nicolas Maduro’s wife – Celia Flores is not only Venezuela’s first lady, but also a central figure in the country’s political sphere.  A member of parliament, she has served as attorney general and president of the National Assembly.  She was a loyal supporter of Hugo Chavez – who then endorsed her husband’s policies. Caroline Baum takes a closer look at her life.#Venezuela #Maduro039s #wife #Cilia #Flores1767575539

“We’re going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition. So we don’t want to be involved with having somebody else…

By early Saturday morning, the United States had taken a step not seen in more than three decades: capturing a sitting foreign leader and flying him out of the country…

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Politics Rubio’s statements on TV talk shows seemed designed to temper concerns about whether the assertive American action to achieve regime change might again produce a prolonged foreign intervention or…