The deployment of the USS Gerald R Ford marks a major escalation in what the US says is a campaign to target drug traffickers.

Venezuelan government officials floated a plan in which President Nicolás Maduro would eventually leave office, a bid aimed at easing mounting U.S. pressure on the government in Caracas.

Venezuela’s Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino López accused the United States of mounting an “unprecedented show of militarism” in the Caribbean amid a wide‑scale naval buildup ordered by President Donald Trump.

Venezuelan president claims Washington is targeting his country with unfounded allegations amid growing US military presence in the Caribbean.

President Trump said six "narcoterrorists" were killed in the latest strike, bringing the number of people killed in such attacks since September to at least 27.

CFR President Michael Froman discusses the Trump administration’s Venezuela policy with Will Freeman, fellow for Latin America studies.

President Trump used an expletive Friday to warn Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro against conflict with the U.S., as the administration escalates military action against drug trafficking in the

Even with U.S. warships offshore, the strongman has prevailed in efforts to unseat him—purging, spying and paying off officers so the armed forces remain loyal.