Former Miss Venezuela Carmen Maria Montiel, now a Republican congressional candidate, blames socialism for her country's decline from oil-rich prosperity to poverty.

The escalating military strikes against alleged drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific that have killed 64 people do not rise to the level of hostilities that would trigger statutory limits on the operations,

The drumbeat for some kind of military action against Venezuela keeps getting louder. The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the Trump administration had identified land targets that could

Jordan Goudreau was arrested last year on weapons smuggling charges tied to the failed coup attempt undertaken during the first Trump administration.

President Trump weighed in on the ongoing strikes near Venezuela against vessels apparently transporting drugs toward the U.S. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata reports as news about another strike emerges.

The US military is upgrading a Cold War base in the Caribbean it abandoned 20 years ago. Experts say it’s a step towards sustained operations in the region.

President Donald Trump berated a reporter aboard Air Force One Sunday evening who asked when he was planning to launch air strikes against Venezuela.

The USS Gravely, a U.S Navy warship, departs from Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago on Oct. 30, 2025. The warship is conducting exercises near the northern coast of Venezuela. MARTIN BERNETTI AFP via Getty Images

Though many wrote it off as a political stunt, it was clear the gathering was much more important than many realized