World Sep 11 Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21 By María Verza, Associated Press
Economy Sep 05 U.S.-Venezuela oil deal won't reduce domestic gasoline prices anytime soon, experts say Oil experts told PolitiFact gains for consumers will not materialize any time soon, and would likely take years — long after November’s midterm elections. By Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact
World Sep 03 Proud of their oil, Venezuelans view major U.S. stake in their reserves as a surrender A troubled nation’s pride took a bruising last week when acting President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to give the United States control of roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves – the largest in the world. By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Sep 02 U.S. oil giant Chevron confirms it will expand operations in Venezuela Oil giant Chevron confirmed that it will expand operations in Venezuela after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the profits. By Michelle Chapman, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Politics Sep 02 8 questions GOP lawmakers face as the House returns Republicans face a torrent of questions about the words and actions President Donald Trump has unleashed while they’ve been gone. By Lisa Desjardins
Sep 01 Chevron expected to expand oil operations in Venezuela, U.S. official says By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press, Colin Brinkley, Associated press Chevron is the second-largest U.S. oil company and the only one with a major presence in Venezuela. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch 6:52 Analyst breaks down challenges U.S. will face to unlock Venezuela's oil By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi President Trump announced an unprecedented agreement in which the Pentagon would become an investor in a private company granted exclusive oil development rights in Venezuela. Nick Schifrin discussed the deal with Francisco Monaldi, director of the Latin America Energy Program… Continue watching
Aug 29 What we know about Trump's deal giving U.S. access to vast oil reserves in Venezuela By Collin Binkley, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press The answers to questions such as how soon the reserves could be drilled and who will pay to make it happen were not immediately clear. No text of any agreement has been released. Continue reading
Aug 28 Trump says U.S. has entered deal with Venezuela to control 65 billion barrels of its oil reserves By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch The state of Venezuela after Maduro's capture and devastating earthquakes By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert It was a shocking military operation that removed Venezuela's president from power, followed by a surprising declaration by President Trump that the U.S. was going to run the country. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses the remote U.S. leadership and… Continue reading