Apr 21 El Salvadoran President Bukele proposes prisoner swap with Maduro for Venezuelan deportees By Marcos Aleman, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Venezuela's prosecutor's office responded Sunday night, calling Bukele's statements "cynical" and referred to the Salvadoran leader as a "neofascist."… Continue reading
Feb 06 U.S. seizes a Maduro plane held in Dominican Republic during Rubio’s visit By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio watched as American officials affixed the seizure warrant to the plane during a visit to Santo Domingo, the last stop of his five-nation tour of Latin America. Continue reading
Jan 10 Nicolás Maduro sworn in for third term as Venezuelan president despite evidence of election loss By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election. Continue reading
Jan 09 Officials deny reports of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s arrest after anti-Maduro protest By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power. Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden meets with Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro By Zeke Miller, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The meeting came just days ahead of President Nicolás Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate Edmundo González as president-elect By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized González on Tuesday in a post on X in which he also demanded “respect for the will” of Venezuelan voters. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired… Continue watching
Sep 15 Venezuela detains 6 foreigners, including 3 Americans, over alleged plot to kill Maduro By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press “Any claims of U.S. involvement in a plot to overthrow Maduro are categorically false. The United States continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement late Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuela’s president Maduro, citing sanctions violations By Eric Tucker, Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States. Continue reading
Aug 30 Venezuelan government blames ‘sabotage’ as capital city faces major power outage By Adam Kemp Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. Continue reading