Trump Administration's Venezuela Embargo Looks To Harm Maduro Regime
It has been characterized as maybe an 'embargo light' aimed at Venezuelan military and government officials and front companies who are selling off Venezuelan oil and gold.
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It has been characterized as maybe an 'embargo light' aimed at Venezuelan military and government officials and front companies who are selling off Venezuelan oil and gold.
President Donald Trump has announced the US would expand its existing sanctions against Venezuela with an executive order to impose a total economic embargo against the country.
The United States Department of Transportation ordered the suspension of all air travel between the US and Venezuela, including passenger and cargo flights.
The Trump Administration is being blamed for new food rations in Cuba.
The Trump administration is outlining new steps to get Venezuela's military leaders to turn on socialist president Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela's interim President Juan Guaidó admitted that this week's anti-government protests lacked the support of enough military defectors to topple the Nicolas Maduro regime.
As Venezuela's interim President Juan Guaidó continues to push for the ouster of the Maduro regime and protesters take to the streets, Venezuelans in South Florida are keeping a close on what is going on in their homeland.
Venezuelans across South Florid have been watching the news reports concerning their homeland with keen interest as the situation seems to change almost minute by minute.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reiterated Wednesday that US military action in Venezuela is an option.
Venezuelans living in South Florida are excited as they watch live coverage of what's happening on the streets of Caracas.
US President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday afternoon a stern warning to Cuba over its involvement in Venezuela.
The unrest in Venezuela has led to the arrests of multiple Americans in the country. One Florida native, detained during this turmoil, was released after five years of imprisonment in Venezuelan jails.
Senator Rick Scott will hold a discussion with the Venezuelan community and the wife of interim president Juan Guaidó's chief of staff.
Venezuelan lawmakers have stripped opposition leader Juan Guaidó of his immunity from prosecution.
The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice has called on the National Constituent Assembly to strip the opposition leader Juan Guaidó of his parliamentary immunity.
Venezuela's embattled president has announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity.
Fabiana Rosales was all smiles as she met local elected officials at Miami-Dade County Hall.
Fabiana Rosales came to the oval office with a plea for President Donald Trump and his top advisors.
The White House says President Donald Trump will meet with leaders of five Caribbean nations on Friday in an effort to strengthen cooperation on security and trade issues.
American Airlines is stopping flights to Venezuela because of safety concerns.
Potential 2020 presidential candidate Howard Schultz has been making the rounds in South Florida this week.
A convoy of about 15 U.S. Embassy vehicles were seen heading to Venezuela's International Airport Simon Bolivar.
The political crisis continues to escalate in Venezuela and now there's a new order to get Americans out of the country safely.
A massive power outage has left over 70% of Venezuela without electricity.
Security cameras can be critical to law enforcement to help solve crimes, but concerns about privacy and footage access are growing.
The Miami native discussed the pride of representing his city, just a few miles down the road from his mother's restaurant in Little Havana.
President Trump is planning to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices take up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
Surveillance video from a nearby home showed a black car driving past before a person ran up to the unlocked vehicle and drove away.
The two-minute rendering, shared by Trump's son, Eric Trump, shows a towering glass skyscraper overlooking Biscayne Bay, with the name "Trump" illuminated near the top.
Security cameras can be critical to law enforcement to help solve crimes, but concerns about privacy and footage access are growing.
The Miami native discussed the pride of representing his city, just a few miles down the road from his mother's restaurant in Little Havana.
President Trump is planning to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices take up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
Surveillance video from a nearby home showed a black car driving past before a person ran up to the unlocked vehicle and drove away.
The two-minute rendering, shared by Trump's son, Eric Trump, shows a towering glass skyscraper overlooking Biscayne Bay, with the name "Trump" illuminated near the top.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump is planning to go to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices take up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's construction of a 90,000-square-foot ballroom to replace the White House's East Wing,
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss blocked the Trump administration from enforcing provisions of his executive order that directed federal agencies to cut off funding to NPR and PBS.
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado counselor who challenged a law banning conversion therapy for minors, ruling that lower courts failed to apply "sufficiently rigorous First Amendment scrutiny."
President Trump told CBS News that he is not ready "quite yet" to abandon efforts to force Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid the Iran war, despite a Truth Social post suggesting allies need to do it themselves.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.