World Feb 08 Venezuela frees several prominent opposition members By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Feb 03 WATCH: Colombian President Petro holds news conference after Trump meeting President Donald Trump met for nearly two hours with Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday, conducting a friendly face-to-face mere weeks after threatening military action against the South American country and accusing the leader of pumping… By Aamer Madhani, Astrid Suárez, Associated Press
World Feb 02 Mix of hope and fear settles over Venezuela a month after U.S.-imposed government change As the initial shock of the U.S. raid and capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro gives way to a mix of uncertainty, hope and disappointment, a pervasive fear of another attack or more government repression continues to hang over Venezuelans. By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
World Jan 29 Venezuela's acting president signs overhaul easing state control of oil industry into law The reform will undoubtedly be her government’s signature policy as it positions the oil sector – Venezuela’s engine – to lure the foreign investment needed to revamp a long-crippled industry. By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press
Politics Jan 29 Appeals court rules Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in U.S. was illegal A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press
Jan 29 WATCH: Trump says he's opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press President Donald Trump says he has informed Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez that he’s going to be opening up all commercial airspace over Venezuela and Americans will soon be able to visit. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Sen. Paul presses Rubio on why Maduro ouster isn't an act of war By Joshua Barajas Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., repeatedly asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a congressional hearing Wednesday on why the U.S. ouster of Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro wouldn’t be considered an act of war. Continue reading
Jan 28 WATCH: Coons, Rubio disagree on whether Congress should've been consulted before Maduro ouster By Joshua Barajas Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was "a trigger-based… Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Rubio defends Trump policy on Venezuela, downplays fears about Greenland and NATO By Matthew Lee, Stephen Groves, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela, defending the Trump administration’s military operation to oust and arrest then-President Nicolas Maduro as Republican and Democratic lawmakers offered starkly different readings of the current situation. Continue reading
Jan 26 Trump says U.S. used secret 'discombobulator' on Venezuelan equipment during Maduro raid President Trump says the U.S. used a secret weapon to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading