US-Venezuela Tensions

The case relies on the principle of universal jurisdiction, a legal concept allowing the prosecution in Argentina of anyone wanted anywhere for certain crimes.

While allowing other countries in, strict legal and financial conditions are designed to keep Washington firmly in control.

The U.S. envoy’s visit comes nearly a month after Trump ordered a military operation to capture wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The Venezuelan National Assembly earlier reversed decades of socialist policies.

Trump said U.S. citizens will soon be able to safely travel to Venezuela.

Rubio told lawmakers that the Trump administration considered the possibility of civil war and mass migration from Venezuela following Maduro’s capture.

Laura Dogu, who has previously served as U.S. ambassador to both Honduras and Nicaragua, has been named chargé d'affaires to the Venezuela Affairs Unit.

The president said 50 million barrels are already in or en route to the United States.

‘U.S. companies will not commit serious capital to Venezuela without a credible reset on rule of law,’ Jason Isaac, American Energy Institute CEO, said.

‘It was beautiful before the ‘60s—before the devil came,’ one Cuban woman, who was imprisoned by the regime for nearly a decade, told The Epoch Times.

The U.S. president warned that a power vacuum could create more problems, pointing to historical examples as a cautionary tale.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the peace prize in December 2025 for her fight for democracy.

The oil tanker, named Veronica, is the sixth that U.S. forces have boarded and seized since Dec. 10.

The president said in an interview that he had a great conversation with Venezuelan acting leader Delcy Rodríguez.

Oil, minerals, and national security were some of the topics discussed during the phone call.

Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to table the War Powers resolution. Two Republicans who last week voted to back the measure flipped their votes.

Havana is near collapse, with no relief offered by longtime ally Russia or biggest trading partner China. But the island nation has survived such crises before.

The case relies on the principle of universal jurisdiction, a legal concept allowing the prosecution in Argentina of anyone wanted anywhere for certain crimes.

While allowing other countries in, strict legal and financial conditions are designed to keep Washington firmly in control.

The U.S. envoy’s visit comes nearly a month after Trump ordered a military operation to capture wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

The Venezuelan National Assembly earlier reversed decades of socialist policies.

Trump said U.S. citizens will soon be able to safely travel to Venezuela.

Rubio told lawmakers that the Trump administration considered the possibility of civil war and mass migration from Venezuela following Maduro’s capture.

Laura Dogu, who has previously served as U.S. ambassador to both Honduras and Nicaragua, has been named chargé d'affaires to the Venezuela Affairs Unit.

The president said 50 million barrels are already in or en route to the United States.

‘U.S. companies will not commit serious capital to Venezuela without a credible reset on rule of law,’ Jason Isaac, American Energy Institute CEO, said.

‘It was beautiful before the ‘60s—before the devil came,’ one Cuban woman, who was imprisoned by the regime for nearly a decade, told The Epoch Times.

The U.S. president warned that a power vacuum could create more problems, pointing to historical examples as a cautionary tale.

Opposition leader María Corina Machado was awarded the peace prize in December 2025 for her fight for democracy.

The oil tanker, named Veronica, is the sixth that U.S. forces have boarded and seized since Dec. 10.

The president said in an interview that he had a great conversation with Venezuelan acting leader Delcy Rodríguez.

Oil, minerals, and national security were some of the topics discussed during the phone call.

Vance cast the tie-breaking vote to table the War Powers resolution. Two Republicans who last week voted to back the measure flipped their votes.

Havana is near collapse, with no relief offered by longtime ally Russia or biggest trading partner China. But the island nation has survived such crises before.