Vladimir Padrino, the man who wields absolute control over Venezuela's powerful military, became a soldier entirely by chance.As a cadet soldier decades ago, Padrino met a lieutenant Hugo Chavez, who would later become Venezuela's larger-than-life president.

Nicolas Maduro and his wife are expected to face federal charges related to drug trafficking and working with gangs designated as terrorist organizations.

Despite the changing of the guard in Venezuela orchestrated by the U.S., the regime still imprisons pro-democracy leaders. But one call from Trump could change all that.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons.

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López studied at Fort Benning's School of the Americas in Georgia in the 1990s, according to a watchdog group.

New polling shows stark divides among Americans on U.S. military action abroad, especially when it comes to the nation's role on the world stage.

Delcy Rodriguez receives loyalty pledge weeks after dozens killed in US military operation to abduct Nicolas Maduro.

And as long as Rodríguez’s paramilitary terror machine controls Venezuela, few Venezuelan refugees will return home; instead, more will leave. With no U.S. troops in Venezuela according to the administration, Rodríguez has a free hand.