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May 8, 2019

After failed military uprising, No. 2 leader of Venezuelan congress is towed to jail in car

Security forces arrested National Assembly Vice President Edgar Zambrano, the No. 2 leader of Venezuela’s opposition-controlled congress, Wednesday as President Nicolás Maduro’s government began going after foes tied to a failed attempt to stir up a military uprising last week.

May 8, 2019

Trump bashes 'disgraceful' Venezuela crisis at Florida rally

At a rally in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Wednesday, President Trump addressed the political crisis in Venezuela calling the situation "disgraceful."

May 8, 2019

Pompeo rips support for Maduro by US, UK lawmakers as 'disgusting'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo decried U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn's support for disputed Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro Wednesday as "disgusting" and "not in either of our countries' best interests."

May 8, 2019

Face of Venezuela crisis: Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ goes inside camp taking in refugees fleeing Maduro regime

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ toured the tent city housing Venezuelan refugees to see the consequences of the Venezuelan crisis firsthand.

May 7, 2019

Rep. Mac Thornberry: If Cubans let Venezuela decide its own fate, US military intervention shouldn't be necessary

House Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry told "America's Newsroom" hosts on Tuesday morning that he hopes United States military intervention in Venezuela won't be necessary, but that Cuban interference needs to stop before that can be decided.

May 6, 2019

Venezuelans risk death trying to cross into Colombia escaping violence, hunger, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ finds

Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ correspondent Ellison Barber reported from the Venezuela-Colombia border Monday about the flight of migrants, what the United Nations has called the largest exodus of people in South America’s modern history.

May 6, 2019

Venezuela’s Guaido says he’s considering asking US for military intervention: ‘I will evaluate all options if necessary’

Venezuela’s opposition leader, whose most recent call for a military uprising failed to bring disputed leader Nicolas Maduro’s to his feet, said in a recent interview that he is considering asking the United States to intervene in the embattled South American country.

May 5, 2019

Pompeo warns Russia against 'messing around with Venezuela'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had strict words on Sunday for Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov regarding Venezuela – a day before the two are scheduled to meet to discuss, among other things, the continuing political crisis in the South American nation.

May 4, 2019

Maduro's top confidant tried to sneak Hezbollah into Venezuela, made deals with drug lords, became rich as nation struggled

Venezuela’s ex-vice president and now the top confidant of Nicolas Maduro is said to have tried sneaking in Hezbollah militants into his country, made a business deal with a drug lord and became extremely wealthy as the once-rich country turned into an economic basket case.

May 3, 2019

Rep. Ilhan Omar fires back at VP Pence for saying she ‘doesn’t know what she’s talking about’ amid Venezuela remarks

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., fired back at Vice President Pence on Friday after he took issue with her remarks on the escalating tensions in Venezuela.