Maduro turns rallies and dances into displays of defiance, calling for peace as the U.S. escalates military pressure.

VENEZUELAN president Nicolas Maduro could be executed by Cuban spies if he leaves the country. Meanwhile, Donald Trump has said he is ready to speak to the dictator personally – despite just

The U.S. is considering dropping leaflets on Caracas as a kind of psychological warfare to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, multiple U.S. officials familiar with the talks told CBS News.

Venezuela has decried a U.S. military buildup close to its shoreline and new measures leveled against its top officials.

US President Donald Trump told his advisers he is planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, even as Washington designated him as the head of a terrorist organization Monday, the Axios news site reported.

The U.S. is ramping up psychological and military pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as rumors swirl about an imminent “birthday blitz” operation, with a $50 million bounty on Maduro’s capture and possible leaflet drops over Caracas.

Sources say the US plans covert operations against Maduro in Venezuela, as military buildup and airline warnings raise regional concerns.

What will become of Nicolas Maduro? With a $50 million bounty on his head, the CIA openly active in Caracas and US forces mustering in the Caribbean, pundits and politicians throughout the Americas are opining on the Venezuelan president’s fate.