Trump says two massive earthquakes in Venezuela caused a devastating number of deaths and instructs U.S. agencies to prepare to assist quickly.

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President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting.

Republicans hawkish on leftist Latin America are warning that Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez must be cut out from accessing robust U.S. assistance to the country, as the Trump

Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes have highlighted a dysfunctional state in a nation that President Donald Trump recently said the United States would “run.” If poorly handled, the crisis could threaten his security strategy for the Western Hemisphere.

Critics insist the Trump administration has bungled its response to the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela because of the lack of USAID. But those critics are wrong.

The swift U.S. offer of assistance reflects a degree of diplomatic realignment between the Trump administration and the Venezuelan interim government.

The U.S. dispatched hundreds of rescue workers to help the Venezuelan government, as the injured overwhelmed hospitals and the death toll rose to 920. The Pentagon sent two ships, transport planes and helicopters.

President Donald Trump says a “swift and lethal kinetic” U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, whom he called “the infamous leader” of the Tren de Aragua gang.

It's unclear whether prosecutors had implicated Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez in any crimes or whether investigators were moving toward an indictment. A Justice Department spokesperson said in an email "there was never an investigation into her to shut down.