How government failure in Venezuelan prison system created transnational criminal organization now facing federal charges in multiple U.S. states.

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro spent the night in jail after he appeared in a U.S. courtroom — as questions linger about President Trump's plans for Venezuela.

Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro told ABC News in a 2019 interview that he was bracing for a war with the United States over his country's oil.

U.S. attack that removed President Nicolás Maduro from power on Saturday, Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said.

After his capture by U.S. forces, some of Nicolás Maduro's closest confidants remain in their posts, including many wanted by the U.S.

“The Venezuelan bolivar lost 99.8% in the last 10 years against the U.S. dollar, the Turkish lira lost 80%, the Argentina peso around 94.5%,” said Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at a recent crypto conference. “That is, in one simple chart, the reason why USDT is successful.”

Criminal networks including Tren de Aragua cartel and ELN guerrillas exploit power vacuum in Venezuela after former President Nicolás Maduro's arrest, threatening transition efforts.

We’re not going to allow the Western Hemisphere to be a base of operation for adversaries, competitors and rivals of the United States,” Marco Rubio told NBC News this week.