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This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: President Trump has ordered a “total and complete blockade” of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, as the U.S. ramps up pressure on the government of Nicolás Maduro. The blockade comes amidst a major…

Donald Trump has declared the Venezuelan regime a foreign terrorist organization and ordered 'a total and complete blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers headed to and from the country. The president's drone strike campaign against drug boats in the region has killed 95 people to date but Trump is now going a…

President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles in the oval office in February. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images President Donald Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles in the oval office in February. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature…

Donald Trump has ordered “a total and complete” blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro. The move comes amid an escalating campaign by the Trump administration against Maduro that has included a ramped-up military presence in the…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all “sanctioned oil tankers” into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country’s authoritarian leader Nicolás Maduro in a move that seemed designed to put a tighter chokehold on the South American country's economy. Trump's escalation comes…

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December 16, 2025 2:30 PM ET The Trump administration’s strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug vessels will be a failure if they do not ultimately result in toppling socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro, Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham suggested to reporters Tuesday. President Donald Trump has kept objectives in Venezuela unclear…

Closed-door briefings on the Trump administration’s military campaign against alleged drug-smuggling boats provided lawmakers with little clarity on the overall strategy of the operation and whether the ultimate goal is to oust Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. After separate House and Senate briefings Tuesday from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary…

Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro on Thursday as President Trump escalates efforts to push him from power, raising the prospect that Maduro could seek refuge abroad Russia and its close ally Belarus reached out to Venezuela’s embattled leader Nicolas Maduro on…

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