President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that strikes on suspected drug boats his administration began carrying out in September in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean are saving hundreds of thousands of people in the U.

The Trump administration earlier this week carried out the 20th attack against alleged narco-terrorists in the Caribbean Sea, a Pentagon official confirmed to NBC News.

The terminology being deployed by the president and his aides is just as telling as their build-up of troops and military hardware.

Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has doubled down on calls for peace as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly mulls over options for military operations inside the country and places an enormous amount of firepower close to Venezuela's coast.

As the Trump administration expands its Caribbean campaign, a long-circulated legend about George Washington’s doomsday prophecy is gaining new traction among commentators.

In a speech at the U.N., Petro called for criminal inquiry against U.S. officials, including Trump, who were involved in the strikes.

President Donald Trump has refused to rule out the possibility of military operations in Venezuela as the U.S. conducts joint military exercises in the region.

The United States military is upgrading a long-abandoned former Cold War naval base in the Caribbean, a Reuters visual investigation has found, suggesting preparations for sustained operations that could help support possible actions inside Venezuela.