G.O.P. Blocks Bid to Halt Trump’s Attacks in the Caribbean Sea

Republicans in the Senate blocked a measure that would terminate the president’s legally disputed campaign targeting alleged drug runners.

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Colombia’s President Says Boat Bombed by U.S. Was Carrying Colombians

The Trump administration has said that it is attacking boats and killing their occupants because they are smuggling drugs from Venezuela to the United States.

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Qatar Pushes U.S.-Venezuela Diplomacy as Trump Focuses on Military Action

The Pentagon has deployed 10,000 U.S. troops to the region, most of them to bases in Puerto Rico, a senior military official said.

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Trump, Drug Cartels, Venezuela and War: What We Know

The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, while attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea.

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Trump, Drug Cartels, Venezuela and War: What We Know

The Trump administration is ratcheting up pressure on Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s president, while attacking boats in the Caribbean Sea.

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Trump Calls Off Diplomatic Outreach to Venezuela

The move paves the way for a possible military escalation against drug traffickers or the government of Nicolás Maduro.

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Why Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela Faces Criminal Charges in the U.S.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called Mr. Maduro, the Venezuelan leader who faces narco-terrorism charges, a “fugitive from American justice.”

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Top Trump Aides Push for Ousting Maduro, Venezuela’s Leader

An opposition movement whose figures have met with U.S. officials says it is communicating with Washington on plans to dismantle Nicolás Maduro’s “criminal structure.”

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Fear and Hope in Venezuela as U.S. Warships Lurk

On a visit to Venezuela, The Times found a nation bracing for potential U.S. military action.

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U.S. Military Buildup in Caribbean Signals Broader Campaign Against Venezuela

Trump officials say the mission aims to disrupt the drug trade. But military officials and analysts say the real goal might be driving Venezuela’s president from power.

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