The United States warships are approaching Venezuelan waters in the southern Caribbean as part of President Donald Trump’s ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrives for a special session of the National Constituent Assembly to present his annual state of the nation in Caracas, Venezuela, January 14, 2019.

Pam Bondi has said that the US officials have taken control of more than $700 million worth of assets linked to Maduro, which ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro takes part in a military exercise in Valencia, January 27, 2019. Miraflores Palace/Handout via REUTERS ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced on Monday the deployment of 4.5 million militiamen throughout the country after ...

Trump also told Brennan that Maduro asked to meet “a number of months ago,” a request he said he denied. “I’ve turned it down because we’re very far along in the process,” Trump said.

“Maduro is surrounded by Cubans and has been supported by Russians there in Venezuela,” Pompeo said. “We have told the Russians and we have told the Cubans: ‘That’s unacceptable.’ ” ...

More than seven months after a cash reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of controversial Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was upped from $15 million to $25 million, the ...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday proposed early elections for the National Assembly, which is headed by opposition leader Juan Guaido and is the sole body recognised as democratically ...

Mr. Guaidó, left, with his mentor, Leopoldo Lopez, who escaped house arrest. Miguel Gutierrez/EPA, via Shutterstock Mr. Maduro has also been weakened by Mr. Guaidó’s uprising attempt.

If he goes, the world will rejoice. If not — if Mr. Maduro hangs on to power — the sanctions will deepen Venezuelans’ suffering. To prevent this, the United States needs a backup plan.