Category: 60 Minutes

As the U.S. military presence near Venezuela increases, 60 Minutes traveled to the South American nation for a rare look at what life is like [more…]

First, a rare look from on the ground in Nicolás Maduro’s Venezuela. Then, a report on training for the final decade of life. And, a [more…]

“The Venezuelan people shouldn’t be held responsible for the actions of its president,” a Caracas local tells 60 Minutes. Then, off-camera, a man wearing a [more…]

“This is a criminal organization masquerading as a government,” says Ambassador James Story, the last American diplomat at the now-closed U.S. Embassy in Venezuela. #venezuela [more…]

While 60 Minutes was reporting in Venezuela earlier this month, the government was holding emergency drills and urging civilians to prepare for combat. #venezuela #globaltension [more…]

“If I was Maduro, I’d head to Russia or China right now,” says Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida. “His days are numbered.” #venezuela #maduro [more…]

After months of negotiations, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed to sit down with 60 Minutes in the ballroom of a busy Caracas hotel. But minutes [more…]

Hunger, chronic blackouts, and scarcity of essential medicines plague Venezuela. Today, more than 70% of residents live in poverty — a stunning reversal of fortune [more…]

If the U.S. turned around all its warships, “it would be an enormous political triumph for Maduro,” says Phil Gunson, a senior analyst at the [more…]

“I want to live to be old enough to have a meaningful relationship with as many of my grandkids as I can. That probably means [more…]