Sixty-three percent of respondents told Quinnipiac they are against military action against Caracas, with just 25 percent expressing support.

The president has a long record of making false or misleading statements. But the sheer density of them in his administration’s boat attacks and Venezuela pressure campaign is exceptional.

In today’s edition, Katherine Doyle explores how President Donald Trump’s base is sticking with him as he ramps up pressure on Venezuela — and what the breaking point could be. Plus, Ben Kamisar and Stephen Pettigrew dig into the district-level results in last month’s Virginia gubernatorial election for clues about next year’s midterms.

Donald Trump's decision to impose a partial blockade on Venezuela marks a dramatic escalation in U.S. pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, but it also risks undermining a top U.S. policy goal: deterring a potential Chinese naval encirclement of Taiwan.

In President Donald Trump’s telling, a land strike on Venezuela could come “soon.” He’s been saying that since mid-September. In that time, he’s publicly hinted or outright promised US military action on land at least 17 times, according to a CNN analysis of his appearances.

President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.

Trump this week imposed a "total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.

Trump orders total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as the South American nation controls world's largest oil reserves with over 300 billion barrels.