US seizes 2nd oil tanker off Venezuela's coast
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The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a sanctioned vessel near Venezuela, marking the third maritime incident this month as tensions grow between Washington and the Maduro government.
President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on the government in Caracas.
President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement about shipbuilding alongside his Pentagon chief and Navy secretary on Monday, according to a person familiar with the plans.