In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline “to support the restoration of democracy” after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.

President Nicolas Maduro looks on during a press conference after testifying before the electoral chamber at main headquarters of the Supreme Court of Justice on Aug. 2, 2024, at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela.

The message seemed designed to reach Washington as one administration prepares to hand the baton to the next: If the United States keeps messing with Venezuela, then Caracas will retaliate by “liberating” the US territory of Puerto Rico,

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado confirmed on Wednesday that she and Edmundo González, recognized as the elected president by several countries including the United States, had a conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio,

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election has met with U.S. President Joe Biden.

The council, a White House arm, provides national security and foreign policy advice to the president. Trump, a Republican, is sidelining these nonpolitical subject matter experts on topics that ...

“After a landslide election victory in 2024, President Donald J. Trump is returning to the White House to build upon his previous successes,” reads the “about” Trump section for the ...

Nicolás Maduro orders a higher military and police presence in the streets of Caracas prior to take office on 10 January for another six years Nicolás Maduro has now been in power in Venezuela ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council (NSC), starting a process to weed out detailees at the agency who are ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced Friday that "deportation flights have begun," releasing photos of people boarding military aircraft. "President Trump is sending a strong and ...

Meanwhile, China continues to sustain Maduro’s regime, positioning itself as Venezuela’s largest creditor and a key force in its oil sector. By undermining U.S. sanctions — initially imposed ...

“The effect is a revolving door,” said Genesis Davila, a lawyer and founder of Defiende Venezuela, a human rights organisation that presents evidence of rights violations to international organisations like the United Nations.