NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Ambassador Fredrick Barton, now a lecturer at Princeton University, about the challenges of U.S. nation-building in countries such as Venezuela.
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Why the U.S. intervention in Venezuela isn’t the same as Panama : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA person flutters a national flag in Caracas on January 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Federico Parra/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Federico …
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Venezuelan Vice President and Oil Minister Delcy Rodriguez gives a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 10, 2025. Ariana Cubillos/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariana …
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Top House Democrat on what Congress should do next after Venezuela operation
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesU.S. Representative Adam Smith weighs in on the Trump administration’s actions in Venezuela.
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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Aug. 17, 2024. Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alfredo Lasry R/Getty Images Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia …
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Fire at Fuerte Tiuna, Venezuela’s largest military complex, is seen from a distance after a series of explosions in Caracas on January 3, 2026. STR/AFP via Getty Images hide caption …
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Trump says brighter days are ahead for American farmers : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPresident Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal “bridge payments.” But do farmers share that optimism? SCOTT DETROW, HOST: …
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Trump Administration heightens fraud charges against Minnesota, pauses day care funds
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Trump administration says its stopping federal funds to Minnesota because of fraud. The day cares and the state are fighting back.
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Brief history of U.S. interventions in Latin America, Caribbean : NPR
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAn April 1961 file photo shows a group of CIA-backed Cuban counterrevolutionaries after their capture in the Bay of Pigs, Cuba. Miguel Vinas/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption …