The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón asked President-elect Trump to take action after Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro threatened an invasion.

Puerto Rico governor Jenniffer González Colón called Maduro's comments an "open threat to the United States and our national security."

Maduro’s calls for an invasion are a clear attempt to get rid of the United States presence and grow his influence in the area,” González-Colón wrote.

"The freedom of Puerto Rico is pending, and we will achieve it with Brazilian troops," the Venezuelan president said.

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The US move coincided with sanctions by Britain and the European Union each targeting 15 officials, including members of the National Electoral Council and the security forces, and Canadian sanctions targeting 14 current and former officials.

Puerto Rico ’s governor has called on President-elect Donald Trump to respond after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro threatened to invade the U.S. territory.

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro stirred up controversy this Saturday by proposing the use of Brazilian forces to "free" Puerto Rico from what he

A U.S. judge on Wednesday dismissed a Puerto Rican bank's lawsuit challenging the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's decision to cut off its access to the U.S. central banking system in a crackdown on lenders with links to Venezuela.

President-elect Donald Trump issued a warning to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who entered his third term Friday, that he better keep democracy activists 'safe and alive' after detaining Maria Machado.