Venezuelan Political Crisis - Page 12

January 15

JD Vance casts tiebreaker vote on war powers resolution

Sen. Tim Sheehy, R-Mont., joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss the Senate's 51-50 vote to defeat a war powers resolution and the escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran amid deadly protests of the current regime.

January 15

US military seizes another fugitive oil tanker linked to Venezuela

The U.S. military seized a sixth Venezuelan oil tanker in a Caribbean operation Thursday amid the Trump administration's campaign against illicit oil trade.

January 15

Trump to meet with Venezuela’s opposition leader after praising ‘terrific’ Maduro loyalist

Trump will meet Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado, despite backing Maduro's vice preisdent to lead Venezuela after the U.S. captured Maduro.

January 15

TALARICO, AUCHINCLOSS: Trump’s blood for oil strategy is as reckless as it is illegal

Democrat legislators warn that Congress must stop Trump's dangerous Venezuela military strikes before American troops have to deploy to guard oil operations.

January 15

Socialism cost me my country. Trump arresting Maduro might help us get it back

President Donald Trump's capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro creates uncertainty for the country's future as Vice President Delcy Rodríguez may cooperate.

January 14

Venezuela’s acting president touts ‘new political moment,’ hints at further release of political prisoners

Venezuela's new leadership hints at additional prisoner releases amid political transition, with hundreds of detainees reportedly still in custody.

January 14

Key Republicans flip, kill effort to restrain Trump's policing power over Venezuela

Senate Republicans used a rarely deployed Senate procedure to kill a bipartisan Venezuela war powers resolution despite earlier success that enraged President Donald Trump.

January 14

Iran poses a far more dangerous military test for the US than Venezuela, experts warn

U.S. weighs military options against Iran after Venezuela success, but experts warn Tehran's defenses and retaliation capabilities make it riskier.

January 14

Republicans, Democrats say no to US military strike against Iran as Trump mulls action: poll

New poll shows 70% of Americans oppose U.S. military strikes against Iran amid ongoing protests, with bipartisan majority rejecting intervention.

January 14

Senate GOP moves to block Dems' war powers push, preserve Trump's authority in rare move

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., says Republicans may use point of order to table Venezuela war powers resolution after Trump administration's Operation Absolute Resolve success.