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For months, U.S. pressure on Venezuela has included a buildup of military force in the region and threats of military action, along with strikes on alleged drug boats off its coast. Yet it remains ambiguous as to what,
Venezuela is facing severe air isolation after four more airlines joined earlier safety-related flight suspensions announced by several carriers.
The U.S. Department of State on Wednesday warned Americans against traveling to Venezuela, maintaining a Level 4—“Do Not Travel"—advisory first issued in May amid rising tensions over the U.S.'s anti-drug trafficking campaign and pressure on the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela as American forces keep blowing up small boats accused of smuggling narcotics for drug cartels.
The Trump administration is facing mounting congressional pushback over more than 20 military strikes in Caribbean, as lawmakers seek to limit Venezuela operations.
Bipartisan senators introduced a War Powers Resolution to end Trump’s unauthorized U.S. military “hostilities” in Venezuela.
A group of Democratic and Republican U.S. senators filed a resolution on Wednesday that would block U.S. military action against Venezuela without congressional approval, after U.S. President Donald Trump said a land campaign would begin shortly.
Washington — Scrutiny over the Trump administration's strikes on alleged drug smuggling boats has intensified following the revelation that the first U.S. attack on such a vessel involved more than one strike, including one that killed survivors of the initial attack.
Several legal experts have told BBC Verify that there was no legal basis for the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat by the US military.
Walking the red carpet before the World Cup Draw, President Trump brushed off questions about whether his FIFA peace prize conflicts with planned Venezuela strikes.
As President Donald Trump promises U.S. military action targeting cartels within Venezuela’s borders, a national security expert warned there could “absolutely" be reprisals against U.S. citizens.