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Law enforcement agencies across the United States circulated and amplified for months a claim about notorious Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua ordering members to kill police officers, a notion that was later quietly discredited by the FBI, newly released government records show.

U.S. Congressman Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) escalated his ongoing feud with Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling the leftist leader "a clown" and accusing him of being a drug addict.

More than one in three new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits are failing the agency's basic fitness test, according to a new sprawling report by The Atlantic.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro accused U.S. counterpart Donald Trump of wanting to interfere with the South American country's elections next year, rejecting the claim that Washington's strikes against alleged drug vessels seeks to counter narco trafficking in the region

Secretary of State Marco Rubio slammed Colombian President Gustavo Petro, calling him a "lunatic" as the feud between Bogota and Washington continues to escalate

Republican Sen. Todd Young is seeking to "learn more" about the Trump administration's military pressure campaign on Venezuela, which could ultimately topple authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro

Maduro described the Igla-S as "one of the most powerful weapons that exist," adding that the nation's air defense operators were fully trained to use them

The Department of Homeland Security is set to spend $100 million to locate cross-border tunnels, many of which are used with smuggling purposes

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders floated Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as a potential presidential candidate in the 2028 elections, saying that even though it's "her decision to make," she is a "very, very good politician"