Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., have indicated that if President Donald Trump pursues military action against Venezuela, they will seek to prohibit U.S.

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Recent U.S. military escalations involving Venezuela have halted flights carrying unlawful migrants from the United States back to the South American country, Venezuela’s foreign ministry said, ...

The flight’s approval illustrates how the United States and Venezuela are still communicating, after a declaration from President Trump that Venezuelan airspace was “closed in its entirety.” By Simon ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The White House has accused Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro of driving migrants and drugs across America’s ...

Trump rejected Maduro's requests for amnesty, sanction removal, sources say Maduro's safe passage offer expired, prompting US airspace closure, sources say Maduro proposed Delcy Rodriguez lead interim ...

Are United States military airstrikes on Venezuela imminent? Over the weekend, President Donald Trump issued a warning to avoid airspace over the South American country. Trump has already signaled ...

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The USS Gravely departs from the Port of Spain on Oct. 30, 2025. The U.S. warship arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 26, 2025, for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela, as Washington ...

The U.S. has concentrated a quarter of its global naval fleet off Venezuela in a major escalation aimed at pressuring Nicolás Maduro to step down. Despite sweeping U.S. sanctions, Maduro strengthened ...

President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro participates in a civic-military march on November 25, 2025, in Caracas, Venezuela. Getty Images Exactly what Team Trump intends to do with (or to) Venezuela is ...