Trump said the armada would only grow until Venezuela returns oil, land and other assets he claims belong to the U.S.

The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro.

The seizure had little impact on global oil prices, because of exiting oversupply and due to the fact that Venezuela makes up only around 1% of the overall market. That could change, depending on how aggressive the U.S. gets. But the Trump administration will be mindful that it doesn’t want to see domestic prices rise as a result.

Venezuela has told international airlines to resume flights to the country within 48 hours or risk being stripped of their clearance to fly there altogether. Several airlines suspended their flights to Venezuela after the US aviation regulator warned on ...

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.

Venezuela announced Tuesday that it was launching a massive military exercise across the country, reportedly involving some 200,000 forces, in response to the increasing presence of U.S. military assets in the region. The announcement by Venezuela's ...

Venezuela is preparing for a potential U.S. attack by deploying decades-old Russian-made weapons and planning a guerrilla-style defense aimed at creating chaos, according to sources and documents obtained by Reuters. Whether Venezuela’s response is ...

President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela involving warships and thousands of U.S. troops in the Caribbean Sea is up against an authoritarian leader who has proven to be a wily survivor. Here's John Otis reporting. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED ...

Venezuela said the U.S. has unilaterally suspended its migrant repatriation flights and seeks to "undermine the sovereignty of its airspace," after President Donald Trump posted on social media that the country's airspace should be considered as "closed in ...