3 days ago - Nicolás Maduro Moros (born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and former union leader who has been serving as the president of Venezuela since 2013. A member of the United Socialist Party (PSUV), he previously served as the 24th vice president under President Hugo Chávez from 2012 ...

6 hours ago - Carrying their national flags, supporters of the Venezuelan government marched on Tuesday through the streets of southwestern Caracas in support of President Nicolás Maduro and to commemorate the nineteenth-century independence struggles.

August 15, 2025 - Nicolás Maduro Moros became president of Venezuela following Hugo Chavez’s death in 2013 and declared victory in a presidential election in 2018. In 2019, the National Assembly of Venezuela invoked the Venezuelan constitution and declared that Maduro had usurped power and was not the president of Venezuela.

December 1, 2020 - What Is Going on in Venezuela? Slide Towards Dictatorship On January 10, 2019, Nicolás Maduro illegally claimed the presidency of Venezuela, despite global condemnation of a rigged election.

4 days ago - Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro

1 week ago - The U.S. military has built up its largest naval deployment in the southern Caribbean since the Cuban missile crisis of the 1960s, blown up small boats allegedly carrying drugs, and sent an aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region. In October, President Donald Trump authorized the CIA to mount covert operations in Venezuela. Top members of Trump’s team insist that Maduro is losing his grip on power and will soon either resign or be ousted by his own military.

2 days ago - Speaking on Air Force One as he flew to Florida, Trump declined to explain the precise purpose of his four-month campaign against Venezuela, although many suspect it is designed to overthrow Maduro, who is widely believed to have stolen last year’s presidential election.

1 hour ago - President Trump spoke by phone last week with Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan leader, and discussed a possible meeting between them, multiple people with knowledge of the matter said, even as the United States continues to threaten military action against Venezuela.

September 24, 2025 - Maduro, a former bus driver and trade union leader who served as foreign minister under President Hugo Chavez, rose to the presidency when Chavez died in 2013.

4 days ago - WASHINGTON, Nov 22 (Reuters) - The United States is poised to launch a new phase of Venezuela-related operations in the coming days, four U.S. officials told Reuters, as the Trump administration escalates pressure on President Nicolas Maduro's government.

4 hours ago - Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro delivered a defiant address in Caracas earlier this week, brandishing a sword and warning supporters to prepare for confrontation with what he called "imperialist aggression" as President Donald Trump said the United States will "very soon" begin stopping suspected Venezuelan drug traffickers on land.

4 hours ago - Repression is intensifying inside Venezuela, says human rights group and opposition figures, as President Nicolás Maduro faces growing isolation abroad amid the US military buildup in the Caribbean.

1 week ago - On the last day of October, CBS’s 60 Minutes asked U.S. President Donald Trump about his policy on Venezuela and his thoughts about that country’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro. “Are Maduro’s days as president numbered?” asked Norah O’Donnell. “I would say yeah,” Trump replied.

4 days ago - President Trump has told his advisers he's planning to speak directly with Nicolás Maduro, even as the U.S.

2 weeks ago - Venezuela’s authoritarian president, Nicolás Maduro, has urged Donald Trump not to lead the US into an Afghanistan-style “forever war”, as the American military buildup in the region intensified and Trump’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed to purge the Americas of “narco-terrorists”.

5 days ago - Nicolás Maduro (born November 23, 1962, Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan leader who won the special election held in April 2013 to choose a replacement to serve out the remainder of the term of Venezuelan Pres.

2 days ago - As U.S. President Donald Trump continues to mull his options for dealing with Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth arrived in the Caribbean to meet with regional leaders. The visit comes as the U.S. has built up a large military presence in the region and the world awaits what Trump will do next.

2 weeks ago - President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the United States may open talks with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who faces escalating pressure from Washington amid a massive U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean.