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
Jan 23 U.S. forces carry out first known strike on alleged drug boat since Maduro's capture By Associated Press The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro earlier this month. Continue reading
Jan 22 House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution to check Trump's military actions in Venezuela By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage. Continue reading
Jan 20 U.S. forces seize 7th sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil By Konstantin Toropin, Michael Biesecker, Associated Press U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta “without incident” and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump’s "established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.”… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:10 Machado urges U.S. leaders to push for a democratic government in Venezuela By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Veronica Vela Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told an audience in Washington that she's confident democracy will return to her nation. But almost two weeks after the seizure of former President Maduro, Machado revealed little of her own plans. As Nick… Continue watching
Jan 16 Cubans launch mass demonstration in Havana to decry U.S. attack on Venezuela, demand Maduro's release By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press The protest follows U.S. President Donald Trump's recent demands for Cuba to negotiate with him amid tightened sanctions and economic struggles. Continue reading
Jan 16 Delcy Rodríguez calls for opening oil industry to foreign investment and warmer US ties By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Rodríguez lays out a vision for Venezuela's new political reality after the United States captured and toppled former President Nicolás Maduro. Continue reading
Jan 16 WATCH: Maria Corina Machado holds news conference after gifting Nobel Peace Prize medal to Trump By Joshua Goodman, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Friday she’s confident of her country’s eventual transition to democracy after the U.S. military ousted former President Nicolás Maduro. But when pressed, she took pains to avoid giving any details on her… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 8:45 Machado presents Trump her Nobel Prize as uncertainty surrounds Venezuela's leadership By Nick Schifrin, Veronica Vela Maria Corina Machado met with President Trump and said she presented him with her Nobel Peace Prize. It came a day after Trump spoke with Venezuela’s acting president, a woman who in the past disparaged Machado but is now empowered… Continue watching