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News Articles: Venezuela

Smoke rises from Port of La Guaira in Venezuela on Jan. 3, 2026 after U.S. forces seized the country's president, Nicolas Maduro, and his wife.

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  • Law

U.S. soldier charged with using classified information to bet on Maduro's removal

It's the first time suspected insider trading on Polymarket has led to criminal charges in the U.S.

April 24, 2026
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By:
  • Bobby Allyn
A pair of blue and gold macaws visit Mabel Carnago's apartment in Caracas.

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  • Latin America

Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

In the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, flocks of colorful macaws that once brightened city skies now face disappearing nest sites — and with them, a unique urban bond.

April 18, 2026
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By:
  • Manuel Rueda
A woman screams during a government-organized event to watch former President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores appear in a New York court on a screen in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, March 26, 2026.

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  • Law

Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case

A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela's government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York.

March 27, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuela's National Intelligence Service headquarters, known as El Helicoide, stands in front of La Cota 905 neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Sept. 12, 2022.

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  • Latin America

From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future

Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild it, or remember what happened inside.

March 20, 2026
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By:
  • Manuel Rueda
Relatives of political prisoners hoist a banner with the Spanish word for "Democracy" outside the National Assembly emblazoned with images of former President Hugo Chavez and independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners

After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain.

February 13, 2026
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  • John Otis
Oil analysts who lived in Iraq after the invasion say the way the Trump administration is seizing Venezuelan oil is very different from how the U.S. dealt with Iraqi oil.

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  • Climate

Venezuela's oil and its future are entwined with the U.S. How'd that work out in Iraq?

Oil analysts who worked in Iraq say Iraqi oil sales had more protections after the U.S. invasion than Venezuelan oil sales today.

February 04, 2026
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  • Julia Simon
Lupita Gutierrez, a fruit and vegetable vendor, poses for a portrait on Jan. 14 at the Houston Farmer's Market in Houston. Gutierrez says she thinks Trump ordered the intervention in Venezuela to distract Americans from his failure to reduce inflation at home.

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  • National

U.S. intervention in Venezuela divides Houston

In nearly two dozen interviews, Houstonians expressed everything from admiration and relief to skepticism and dread following the seizure of leader Nicolás Maduro.

February 01, 2026
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  • Frank Langfitt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to explain President Trump's policy toward Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday.

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  • Latin America

Marco Rubio tells senators Venezuela transition won't be fast or easy

At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela's government.

January 28, 2026
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  • Michele Kelemen
President Trump speaks as U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on during a meeting of his Cabinet at the White House in December 2025.

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  • Law

Families of killed men file first U.S. federal lawsuit over drug boat strikes

The case filed in Massachusetts is the first lawsuit over the strikes to land in a U.S. federal court since the Trump administration launched a campaign to target vessels off the coast of Venezuela.

January 27, 2026
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks in Washington, D.C.

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  • Politics

All eyes are on Rubio as he navigates the world in 2 critical roles

Rubio is the first person to hold both roles at the same time since Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in the 1970s.

January 26, 2026
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By:
  • Franco Ordoñez
Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

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  • World

Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms

Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.

January 23, 2026
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  • The Associated Press
Venezuela's Minister of Interior Diosdado Cabello delivers a speech during a women's rally in support of ousted Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in Caracas on Jan. 6, 2026.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela: Maduro's enforcer Cabello still central to power

The ousting of Venezuela's president raised hopes of change — but the politician now controlling the streets shows how little has really shifted.

January 18, 2026
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  • John Otis
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo.,  talks to reporters as he heads to a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Hawley reversed his initial support for a Venezuela war powers resolution and voted to block the legislation after receiving assurances from the White House.

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  • Politics

Senate Republicans block Venezuela war powers resolution

The resolution would have forced President Trump to get authorization from Congress before launching military operations in Venezuela. It was blocked after having previously advanced with GOP support.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Relatives of prisoners hold candles during a vigil while waiting updates on the release of prisoners outside "El Rodeo" prison on Jan. 9, 2026 in Miranda, Venezuela.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela begins releasing political prisoners, but hundreds remain behind bars

Venezuela has freed a handful of detainees in what it calls a gesture of national unity. Rights groups say releases are slow and the country's repressive system remains in place.

January 12, 2026
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By:
  • John Otis
Venezuelans living in Chile celebrate in Santiago on Jan. 3, 2026, after US forces captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on Venezuela.

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  • Latin America

Venezuela's exiles in Chile caught between hope and uncertainty

Initial joy among Venezuela's diaspora in Chile has given way to caution, as questions grow over what Maduro's capture means for the country — and for those who fled it.

January 11, 2026
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  • John Bartlett
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