The United States has bombed six ships near Venezuela President Donald Trump greenlit the CIA to operate inside the country. Why is this happening?

President Donald Trump said today he authorized the CIA to operate inside Venezuela to clamp down on illegal flows of migrants and drugs from the South American nation, but stopped short of saying they would have authority to remove President Nicolas Maduro.

Sculptor Jim Sanborn opened his email account one day last month expecting the usual messages from people claiming to have solved his famous, decades-old puzzle.

The acknowledgement of covert action in Venezuela comes after the U.S. military in recent weeks has carried out a series of deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling boats in the Caribbean.

CBS News senior White House correspondent Ed O'Keefe asked President Trump Wednesday why he had authorized the CIA to go into Venezuela.

From spy planes to disguised weapons, the CIA has built machines and devices that push the limits of imagination. Some were brilliant. Others were downright bizarre.

Trump confirmed he authorized the CIA to conduct intelligence activity in Venezuela, pointing to two principal motivations for doing so on Wednesday from the White House.

The CIA is authorized to conduct operations in Venezuela and likely has been for at least a couple of months, President Donald Trump confirmed on Wednesday.

CLIP #1: Summarize Ann Butler's experiences during her CIA application and vetting processes. CLIP #1: Describe the structure and purpose of the CIA "interview" process. CLIP #2: What does Ann Butler say she first learned during the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) spy training? Why?