NEWS ANALYSIS. The strikes against drug trafficking vessels concealed a broader offensive: Oil and Russian and Chinese influence in Caracas took precedence over the actual flows of fentanyl or cocaine, which were negligible from Venezuela.

'We're going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition,' Donald Trump said at a press conference following the capture of President…

The president, who claimed to oppose involvement in “nation building,” also said the U.S. would “run” Venezuela for an indefinite period.