Jan 28 U.S. hits Venezuela state-owned oil company with sanctions By Matthew Lee, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The potentially critical economic move is aimed at increasing pressure on President Nicolas Maduro to cede power to the opposition. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 25:02 January 26, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, Jan. 26, what Roger Stone’s indictment could mean for President Trump, and how a classical maestra is breaking barriers in the classical music industry. Also, political chaos pushes Venezuela toward the edge, and a novel… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 4:31 Venezuela spiraling with political, economic crises As Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó continues to hold rallies across the nation after declaring himself ‘acting president,’ international pressure is mounting on Nicolás Maduro, who was sworn in for a second term after an election riddled with fraud. The… Continue watching
Jan 26 Venezuelan showdown moves to UN as dueling presidents dig in By Edith M. Lederer, Scott Smith, Associated Press The United States urged all nations Saturday to support Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido while Russia accused the Trump administration of attempting “to engineer a coup d’etat” against President Nicolas Maduro — a reflection of the world’s deep divisions over… Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Trump administration’s new asylum policy takes effect In our news wrap Friday, the Trump administration began returning Central American migrants seeking legal asylum to Mexico while their cases are processed. Because the U.S. has a backlog of 800,000 asylum cases, the process can take years. Plus, signs… Continue watching
Jan 25 U.S. diplomats leave embassy in Venezuela amid political turmoil By Scott Smith, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press A defiant Maduro called home all Venezuelan diplomats from the U.S. and closed its embassy in Washington on Thursday, a day after ordering all U.S. diplomats out of the country by the weekend. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Maduro orders Venezuelan diplomats to leave U.S. In our news wrap Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro ordered his diplomats to leave the U.S. and accused Washington of trying to put a puppet in his place after the Trump administration backed opposition leader Juan Guaido as interim president. Continue watching
Jan 24 U.S. orders its embassy staff to leave Venezuela By Associated Press The State Department says it's taking the step for security reasons and that the embassy in Caracas will stay open. Continue reading
Jan 24 WATCH: Pompeo addresses U.S. relations with Venezuela By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke during an emergency meeting of the Organization of American States today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Jan 24 Maduro faces off with U.S. over Venezuela rival’s power claim By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Venezuelans headed into uncharted political waters Thursday, with the young leader of a newly united and combative opposition claiming to hold the presidency and socialist President Nicolas Maduro digging in for a fight with the Trump administration. Continue reading