The strike is the first the U.S. is known to have carried out inside Venezuela amid an escalating pressure campaign.

The online petition, which was closing in on 42,000 s ignatures as of 9 a.m. ET on Tuesday, calls on lawmakers to “rein in these unconstitutional military strikes and stop Trump from sending us to war with Venezuela!” Newsweek has reached out to the White House for comment via email.

A covert strike U.S. President Donald Trump revealed is likely to energize already-heated discussions in Congress about U.S. strategy toward Venezuela.

Get live updates and the latest news as Trump says U.S. has targeted a Venezuelan facility amid counternarcotics strikes and meets with Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago.

President Donald Trump said Monday that the U.S. is still actively pursuing an oil tanker linked to Venezuela, but that he's confident the vessel will be seized.

China has ample reason to oppose the build-up of American military might in Caribbean Sea –and the recent US interceptions of tankers hauling Venezuelan oil.

As his first year back in office ends, Trump's job approval is near the lowest it’s ever been across both of his term.

U.S. President Donald Trump's recent foray into bombing hotspots on other continents has conflict monitors and even some supporters questioning whether the president — who has called himself the president of peace — really meant it when he said he was "not going to start wars.