Newly minted Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez has reportedly been in the DEA’s crosshairs for years — a “priority target” for playing a major role in the South American drug

CIA director John Ratcliffe delivered a message that the U.S. "looks forward to an improved working relationship" with Venezuela, a U.S. official told CBS News.

Rodriguez was labeled a “priority target,” a designation DEA reserves for suspects believed to have a “significant impact” on the drug trade, according to records.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, the presumed successor to captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is in Russia, according to a report.

Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela's interim president, has risen to prominence through strategic moves and political savvy.

On Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede spoke with Miami Herald Latin America reporter Antonio Maria Delgado about Delcy Rodríguez's growing control in Venezuela.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez is consolidating power after Maduro's seizure, appointing loyalists and seeking US backing. However, she faces a significant internal threat from Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello,

The acting president told Parliament that the US aggression ‘is a stain on the relationship between the two countries’