Venezuela

• US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims - Concern over media reports that the US military carried out a second strike killing survivors on a suspected drug boat prompts a bipartisan inquiry.
• Lawmakers Suggest Follow-Up Boat Strike Could Be a War Crime - Top Republicans have joined Democrats in demanding answers about the escalating military campaign the Trump administration says is aimed at targeting drug traffickers.
• Venezuelan leader Maduro may seem desperate. But his loyalty vs punishment strategy is hard to crack - English phrases once bothered Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro so much that he urged his State of the Union address audience to phase out words like skatepark and fashion. While his turnaround is seen as a sign of desperation by support
• Trump Declares Venezuelan Airspace Closed - President Trump said days earlier that the United States could “very soon” expand its campaign of killing people at sea suspected of drug trafficking to attacking Venezuelan territory.