World Mar 31 WATCH: Pompeo outlines plan for Venezuela transitional government that could lead to sanctions relief Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, when he is expected to outline the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for a new proposal for a transitional government representing allies of both…
World Mar 31 U.S. outlines plan for Venezuela transition, sanctions relief The Trump administration is prepared to lift sanctions on Venezuela in support of a new proposal to form a transitional government representing allies of both Nicolas Maduro and opposition leader Juan Guaido, U.S. officials said.
Economy Mar 23 Virus fuels calls for sanctions relief on Iran, Venezuela The idea has picked up support from prominent leftists in the U.S., including presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Health Mar 18 Inmates fearful of virus argue for release Among those making pleas for compassionate release or home detention is President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen and dozens of inmates at New York City's Rikers Island, part of a jail system that lost a worker to the virus…
World Mar 17 Venezuela seeks emergency $5 billion IMF loan to fight virus Venezuela is believed to be the first country to try to tap the $50 billion in financing the IMF has available to help developing nations deal with the virus.
World Feb 19 Ending Putin’s support of Venezuela no easy feat for U.S. The Trump administration wants to break up the blossoming alliance between Russia and Venezuela as part of its campaign to oust Nicolás Maduro, the successor of socialist leader Hugo Chávez.
World Jan 27 Ally of Venezuela’s Maduro hires D.C. lobbyist to build ties An ally of Nicolás Maduro has spent $2 million to hire a Washington lobbyist to ease U.S. sanctions and help reset bilateral relations as the U.S.-backed campaign to oust the socialist leader stalls. The outreach comes as the U.S.’ support…
World Jan 19 Venezuela’s Guaido to meet Pompeo in Colombia Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó has traveled to Colombia to participate alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a regional counter-terrorism meeting — a new show of support by the Trump administration for the man it says is the…
World Jan 05 Guaido blocked from Venezuela’s congress as impasse deepens Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó was violently blocked Sunday from presiding over a special session of congress where rivals tried to install a substitute in what was condemned as a hijacking of the country’s last democratic institution.
Nation Nov 07 Memos show Trump officials weighed how migrant crackdown might affect 2020 race State Department documents offer a rare glimpse into the divide between career diplomats and a new administration eager to end a program protecting nearly 400,000 migrants from Central America and Haiti.