{"id":2512702,"date":"2025-11-20T09:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-demands-rubio-give-senate-briefing-on-venezuela\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T09:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:05:02","slug":"schumer-demands-rubio-give-senate-briefing-on-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schumer-demands-rubio-give-senate-briefing-on-venezuela\/","title":{"rendered":"Schumer demands Rubio give Senate briefing on Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fschumer-demands-rubio-give-senate-briefing-on-venezuela%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512702&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has urged the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">trump administration<\/a> to provide a classified briefing to all senators about the U.S. military buildup and potential plans for operations near Venezuela. Schumer criticized the administration for not consulting Congress adequately, particularly after Democrats were excluded from a previous briefing on Pentagon strikes against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surprise-alleged-drug-traffickers-released-on-cashless-bail-dont-show-up-to-court\/\" title=\"Surprise: Alleged Drug Traffickers Released on Cashless Bail Don&#039;t Show Up to Court\">alleged drug traffickers<\/a> in the region. The military presence in the Caribbean has grown considerably, wiht around 15,000 U.S. troops deployed and efforts underway to reactivate bases in Latin America. The arrival of the USS Gerald R.Ford carrier Strike Group highlights the increased military focus. While President Trump has hinted at possible military strikes against drug cartels linked to Venezuela&#8217;s regime, he has also expressed openness to negotiations with Venezuelan President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro. The administration has intensified efforts against drug trafficking,including designating the Cartel de los Soles,allegedly led by Maduro,as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-consider-enacting-statute-to-increase-punishments-for-domestic-terrorism\/\" title=\"Lawmakers consider enacting statute to increase punishments for domestic terrorism\">foreign terrorist organization<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Schumer demands Rubio give Senate briefing on US military buildup around Venezuela<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2401812\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer <\/a>(D-NY) on Wednesday called for the Trump administration to divulge more details on why the United States is surging military assets near <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\">Venezuela<\/a>&rsquo;s coast.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Schumer said he wanted Secretary of State Marco Rubio to give all senators a classified briefing on President Donald Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;military buildup and reported plans for military operations in Venezuela.&rdquo;&nbsp;His comments come after the Trump administration<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/daily-on-defense\/3870474\/democrats-gripe-about-legal-basis-for-drug-boat-strikes\/\"> attracted bipartisan criticism<\/a> in October for not allowing Senate Democrats to attend a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3869802\/mark-warner-fumes-republican-only-senate-briefing-boat-strikes-trump\/\">classified briefing<\/a> regarding the Pentagon&rsquo;s strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/here-are-the-groups-trump-has-designated-as-terrorist-organizations\/\" title=\"Here are the groups ... has designated as terrorist organizations\">alleged drug boats<\/a> in the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3892792\/trump-arab-leaders-end-sudanese-civil-war\/\">Trump announces he will work with Arab leaders to end Sudanese civil war<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3892048\/what-does-saudi-arabia-major-non-nato-ally-us-mean\/\">What does it mean for Saudi Arabia to be a major non-NATO ally of the US?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3890710\/carlos-gimenez-trump-administration-mexico-negotiations-narco-communist\/\">House Republican demands Trump administration drop Mexico negotiations over narco-communist ties<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The Trump administration has failed in their duty to consult with Congress,&rdquo; the Senate minority leader said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenSchumer\/status\/1991207680531202410?s=20\">in a post <\/a>to X. &ldquo;The last thing Americans want right now is another endless war.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Speculation is swirling that Trump could authorize military action in Venezuela as he targets drug cartels in the country that are sending narcotics into the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There are now approximately 15,000 service members in the Caribbean region, amounting to the largest buildup of U.S. troops in the area in decades. There have been efforts to revive <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3889839\/us-revive-bases-latin-america-venezuela\/\">several deactivated <\/a>U.S. military bases in Latin America. And last week, the <em>USS Gerald R. Ford<\/em> Carrier Strike Group, the Navy&rsquo;s newest and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largest aircraft carrier<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3884117\/venezuela-orders-major-mobilization-aircraft-carrier-arrives\/\">arrived in the region<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While Trump has publicly floated the possibility of land strikes, he has also kept the door open to negotiations, should Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro come to the table.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We may be having some discussions with Maduro, and we&rsquo;ll see how that turns out,&rdquo; the president said Sunday. &ldquo;They would like to talk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3888566\/house-republican-potential-sabotage-tactics-maduro\/\">HOUSE REPUBLICAN WARNS OF POTENTIAL SABOTAGE TACTICS BY MADURO IN VENEZUELA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has already carried out over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3881546\/details-us-strikes-targeting-alleged-drug-vessels\/\">20 military strikes <\/a>on boats off the coast of South America suspected of carrying cartel members and narcotics. Strikes have killed around 7 dozen people whom the Trump administration believes to be &ldquo;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SecWar\/status\/1981049943306752361\">narco-terrorists<\/a>&rdquo; trafficking drugs into the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, the State Department said the Cartel de los Soles is being led by Maduro, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3889410\/us-ramps-up-pressure-maduro-foreign-terrorist-organization-designation-cartel\/\">announced its intention to designate the group<\/a> as a foreign terrorist organization, expanding the Trump administration&rsquo;s options for how to target members.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schumer urges Rubio to brief Senate on US Venezuela buildup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2512703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25309807921261.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[5894,5438,4411,67405,50813],"class_list":["post-2512702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-politics","tag-rubio","tag-schumer","tag-senate-briefing","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25309807921261.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2512702"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512702\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2512706,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2512702\/revisions\/2512706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2512703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2512702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2512702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2512702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}