Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Sunday that the Cartel de los Soles, a powerful criminal network tied to Venezuela’s top leadership, will be labeled as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO).

Venezuelans coined a figure of speech for the phenomenon of generals corrupted by drug money: “Cartel de los Soles.” Then the United States started talking about it as a literal organization. The ...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro indicated Monday that he is open to direct talks with the Trump administration, calling for diplomacy instead of confrontation as the U.S. Navy's most advanced ...

An official U.S. government exercise during President Trump’s first term forecast turmoil and potential violence in a post-Maduro Venezuela. By Michael Crowley Reporting from Washington As President ...

The United States will designate the Venezuela-based Cartel de los Soles as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) on November 24, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Sunday. In a formal ...

Growing up, my favorite side dish to eat was fried sweet plantains. My mom would make it often for my family, and my siblings and I would fight over them, causing her to end up frying more. In my ...

MIAMI (AP) — The federal agent had a daring pitch for Nicolás Maduro’s chief pilot: All he had to do was surreptitiously divert the Venezuelan president’s plane to a place where U.S. authorities could ...

Is Nicolás Maduro as deeply rooted in power as he thinks, and has everyone else thinking? Is there any chance of him being overthrown? Has he ever been so politically weak and so pressured from both ...