U.S. Rejects Reported Maduro Exit Offer as Pressure Campaign Expands

Overview

• The New York Times reported that Venezuelan envoys floated a plan for Maduro to step down after two to three years, which the White House rejected.
• Trump authorized the CIA to conduct covert activities inside Venezuela, including cyber and psychological operations and limited sabotage, according to reporting.
• The State Department says it will designate the Cartel de los Soles as a terrorist organization on Nov. 24.
• Operation Lança do Sul keeps the USS Gerald R. Ford and roughly 15,000 U.S. personnel in the Caribbean, with officials reporting 21 strikes on suspected drug‑trafficking boats since August and more than 80 deaths.
• Diosdado Cabello announced the mobilization of 4,523,822 activists and ordered indigenous brigades to train militants to use curare‑tipped arrows, while both leaders signaled openness to direct talks and Trump said he does not rule out ground troops.