President Trump posted on social media that Venezuela's airspace should be considered as "closed in its entirety."

As the United States threatens to attack Venezuela, some Caribbean allies are offering support. The United States has been amassing military forces and assets in the region since August. It has killed more than 80 people in strikes on boats it alleges are carrying drugs to the United States.

Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.

The ‘Axis of Authoritarianism’ is depleted by the war in Ukraine and preoccupied with trade negotiations.

U.S. pressure on Venezuela could give Trump leverage over its oil, with broad economic and geopolitical effects.

President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.

As Washington escalates pressure on Venezuela, any push for regime change risks becoming a costly, dangerous gamble — not the quick fix President Trump might hope for.

The U.S. declared an alleged cartel in Venezuela a terrorist organization, the latest action targeting the country and the Maduro government.