Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has doubled down on calls for peace as U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly mulls over options for military operations inside the country and places an enormous amount of firepower close to Venezuela's coast.

The most advanced U.S. aircraft carrier has arrived in the Caribbean Sea in a display of American military power.

Two American warships were spotted near Venezuela off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago. Some 15,000 U.S. troops and sailors are in the region as Pres. Trump reviews possible strike options.

Washington alleges the group is headed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and is involved in drug trafficking and illegal mining.

President Trump says he won’t “rule out” sending troops to Venezuela, and over the weekend, the world’s largest aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea. We discuss why the United States has amassed such a large military presence in the region,

Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado has published a “freedom manifesto” outlining her vision of a “new era” for the country without its strongman Nicolás Maduro.

Department of Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem calls Tren de Aragua worse than MS-13 as Trump designates Venezuelan gangs as terrorist organizations.

The effort would invoke the War Powers Act, which expedites action on measures limiting the president’s war-making authority. It faces long odds in the G.O.P.-led House.