Maduro vows to declare a "republic in arms" if U.S. forces attack Venezuela
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday claimed eight U.S. military vessels "with 1,200 missiles" were targeting his country.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday claimed eight U.S. military vessels "with 1,200 missiles" were targeting his country.
The U.S. is deploying 3 guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela as part of President Trump's effort to combat threats from Latin American cartels.
The U.S. military has also reportedly deployed several vessels to the southern Caribbean, as part of President Trump's crackdown on Latin American drug cartels.
Maduro was indicted in Manhattan federal court in 2020, during the first Trump presidency on federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine.
In a video posted on social media, Edmundo González accused Nicolás Maduro of carrying out "a coup d'état" by consolidating power.
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as president, despite widespread doubts over the legitimacy of the country's election results. Many world leaders, like President Biden, are refusing to recognize his legitimacy. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses this and the situation in Sudan.
President-elect Donald Trump says Venezuela's embattled opposition leader must be protected as President Nicolas Maduro takes the oath of office for a third six-year term.
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, who's been in power since 2013, has been sworn in for a third time despite outcry surrounding his election. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was briefly detained amid protests against Maduro. Caracol Television correspondent Manuela Guerra Fletcher joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.
The Biden administration had previously said Edmundo González had earned the most votes in the disputed election, but had fallen short of acknowledging him as president-elect.
In recent years, a quarter of Venezuela's population has fled the country's economic devastation and political repression. Nicolás Maduro's claim of victory in July's election, despite evidence he lost, has only made matters worse.
Venezuela said Tuesday it had arrested a fourth U.S. citizen over what it claims was a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro in the aftermath of elections the opposition claims he stole.
Venezuela's government has intensified use of the "harshest and most violent" tools of repression in the wake of a disputed election, U.N. experts say.
Three American citizens, two Spaniards and a Czech citizen have been detained in Venezuela on suspicion of plotting to destabilize the country through "violent actions."
Long-term tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have escalated after U.S. authorities seized a luxury jet used by Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
The U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic and brought it to Florida on Monday, the Justice Department said.
The U.S. seized a plane used by Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, and flew it to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The jet was allegedly illegally purchased and taken out of the U.S. in violation of sanctions. The seizure comes as Venezuela is still reeling from disputed elections earlier this year.
The U.S. has seized a plane belonging to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over alleged sanctions violations. The jet in question has been transported from the Dominican Republic to Florida. CBS News correspondent Cristian Benavides has more from Fort Lauderdale.
The Justice Department says the U.S. seized a plane purchased through shell companies that has been in use by Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has more.
The U.S. has recognized Venezuela's opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of last weekend's presidential election, despite President Nicolás Maduro claiming victory. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano examines what the acknowledgment means for Maduro and Venezuela.
The U.S. government says it recognizes opposition candidate Edmundo González as the winner of Venezuela's presidential election. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement there was overwhelming evidence González won, despite President Nicolás Maduro claiming victory. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
2024 is the biggest global election year in modern history, with at least 64 elections affecting roughly four billion people. The year is now more than halfway over, and some trends are emerging. Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, interim president at Freedom House, joins CBS News to discuss.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro asked the country's supreme court to complete an audit of the weekend's highly contested presidential election. However, the court's close ties to Maduro have some questioning how transparent and legitimate the review would be. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Caracas.
Thousands of people across Venezuela have taken to the streets to protest President Nicolás Maduro's disputed election victory. Officials in the U.S. have joined several other countries in calling for transparency and the release of the voting results. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from the Venezuelan capital of Caracas.
New unrest is expected in Venezuela as the country's military backs President Nicolás Maduro after a disputed election.
As activists say Iran's anti-government unrest has seen at least 538 people killed, the nation's rulers threaten protesters and U.S. forces across the Mideast.
President Trump appeared to lay out his red line of action on Friday when he warned that if the Iranian government began "killing people like they have in the past, we would get involved."
The Department of Homeland Security policy is dated Jan. 8 and was submitted Saturday in federal court comes amid three Democratic lawmakers being denied entry to an ICE facility in Minneapolis.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar denounced a surge of federal agents to Minneapolis targeting Somalis and other immigrants after a fraud scheme in the state.
"I think Congress will stop [President Trump', both Democrats and Republicans," Sen. Tim Kaine about any plans to take Greenland by military force.
President Trump on Saturday announced that Venezuela has "started the process" of releasing its political prisoners.
Former Minneapolis Mayor Sharon Sayles Belton talks about reaction to the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent, and why she says it is a time for action to make sure it doesn't happen again.
"That's going to be up to American businesses. That's certainly a very real possibility," Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."
Authorities have not disclosed the suspect's motive, but Jackson Fire Chief Charles Felton told CBS News the FBI is looking into the possibility of a hate crime.