How Marco Rubio Is Running Venezuela From Afar
President Trump was sitting in the Oval Office earlier this year with Secretary of State Marco Rubio when…
Food, Flashlights and Fans: Floridians Step Up Aid to Cuban Relatives
People in Cuba are enduring food shortages, near-constant blackouts and suffocating heat. For many, the only relief comes…
Actually, Democracy Dies in H.R.
Even the most capable autocrats cannot rule alone. In Russia, Vladimir V. Putin needs his circle of handpicked…
With Possible Raúl Castro Indictment, U.S. Eyes Venezuela Playbook
It cannot be lost on anyone in the Cuban government that the Trump administration used a federal indictment…
Justice Dept. Aims to Use Terrorism Laws to Target Mexican Officials
The Trump administration this week instructed federal prosecutors to use terrorism statutes to target Mexican officials complicit in…
How China May Have Sought to Recruit a House Aide to Spy on the U.S.
When a man identifying himself as Chris Chen reached out this winter to an aide on a House…
After Seven Years, First U.S. Direct Flight Lands in Caracas
When Erika Rolo heard that the United States would restart direct commercial flights to Venezuela, she began obsessively…
Soldier Used Classified Information to Bet on Maduro’s Ouster, U.S. Says
A U.S. Army special forces soldier who helped capture Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela has been charged with using…
Trump Says U.S. Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuelan Coast
The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, a dramatic escalation in…
Trump offers Maduro exile as US military build-up around Venezuela grows
When asked whether Trump was planning to attack Venezuela, the senator from Oklahoma said: “No, he’s made it…
US strikes another alleged Venezuelan drug boat, killing 3, as tensions rise
Tensions between longtime foes the US and Venezuela reached new heights in recent weeks after Trump dispatched eight…