US Labels Venezuela's Cartel a Terrorist Organization

The US just officially labeled a cartel run by Venezuela's president, Nicolás Maduro,

a terrorist organization. It's called the Cartel de los Soles, and the State Department says Maduro and

his high-ranking officials are in charge. They're accused of corrupting Venezuela's

entire government—the military, the courts, all of it. This isn't just

a local issue. The US says they're working with other designated terrorist groups like Tren

de Aragua and the Sinaloa Cartel to spread violence and traffic drugs into the United

States and Europe. This new "Foreign Terrorist Organization" label is a huge deal.

It means the United States will now use all its power to cut off their funding and resources,