Venezuela is entering one of its most repressive periods in years, rights monitors say, as President Nicolás Maduro faces mounting isolation and an expanding US military presence in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro delivered a fiery address in Caracas this week, brandishing the sword of national hero Simón Bolívar

Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro rallied his supporters on Tuesday during a march in the country’s capital, Caracas.

CNN analyzed Venezuelan military footage, verified social media video, and other open-source data since early September to explore how President Nicolás Maduro’s regime is flexing its comparatively modest military muscle in its standoff with the US.

Nicolás Maduro dances to electronic remix of his peace speeches while US warships patrol Venezuelan coast in escalating diplomatic standoff with America.

President Donald Trump’s administration is set to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by designating the Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization.

A U.S. ground invasion is improbable, according to many analysts. From Maduro’s perspective, staying in Venezuela might be the safest way of protecting himself, his money and his family, said Moisés Naím, an analyst at the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

A stunning New York Times revelation exposes a secret phone call between Donald Trump and Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, a conversation that could reshape the crisis in Caracas and halt an escalating U.S.