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The president’s move against Venezuela comes as high prices and economic unease continue to shape the midterm landscape.
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.
Delcy Rodríguez is the torchbearer of a government whose revolutionary roots are in disarray. She must appease constituencies who loathe U.S. meddling while fielding Washington’s demands.
Venezuela's Interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her looming ally President Nicolás Maduro who was captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation.
The vice president claimed the military operation was all about “narcoterrorists,” but couldn't help slip in the undeniable truth at the end.
President Donald Trump approved the strike before Christmas after months of planning, including troops training using a model of Maduro’s compound.
Trump said the "whole infrastructure" of Venezuela has to be rebuilt and that American companies would be used to rebuild it.
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