Pennsylvania Democrat Sen. John Fetterman assured NewsNation's Chris Cuomo that CHRIS CUOMO, NEWSNATION: Topic switch. What did you learn, Senator, that gave you any comfort that we're not heading into some kind of extended military exercise around Venezuela or in Venezuela?

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday asked the United Nations to act to avoid bloodshed in Venezuela, as tensions escalate between the South American country and the United States.

They were really close,” one of the pilots told controllers of the encounter at approximately 26,000 feet. “We were climbing right into him.”

Along with the blockade, Trump said he has formally designated Venezuela's Maduro and his government allies a foreign terrorist organization.

Around 12 U.S. warships and 30-50 aircraft positioned off Venezuela highlight the scale of Washington’s military operation.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado on Friday promised political change after slipping out of the country in secret to collect the Nobel Peace Prize, as the shock waves intensified from the Trump administration's seizure of an oil tanker earlier this week.

While U.S. military pressure on Venezuela has forced vessels to idle at ports or steer away from the region, it continues to be business as usual for one U.S. company. Chevron (CVX), which has been present in Venezuela for more than a century,

ANALYSIS — Two words have been missing from the Trump administration’s tough-talking, Navy-deploying policy toward Venezuela: or else. While President Donald Trump and some top aides have expressed deep concerns about Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro,