U.S. Files Suit to Seize Gasoline in Four Iran Tankers Headed to Venezuela

Reuters
July 2, 2020 12:15 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors late on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is shipping to Venezuela, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two U.S. foes.

Trump Admin Indicts Venezuela’s Maduro for Drug and Gun Trafficking

Nicolas Maduro announces Security Measures against Coronavirus in Venezuela

Adam Kredo
March 26, 2020 12:05 PM

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it is indicting Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and 14 of his government officials for narco-terrorism and drug trafficking.

U.S. Ready to Target Other Countries for Supporting Venezuela’s Maduro

Reuters
August 6, 2019 2:57 PM

LIMA (Reuters) - U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said Washington was ready to impose sanctions on any international company doing business with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, a sharp escalation of U.S. pressure on the leftist leader.

U.S. Official: U.S. to Outline Plans to Help Venezuela After Maduro Leaves

Reuters
August 2, 2019 3:44 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will outline Washington's plans to help rebuild Venezuela in the event President Nicolas Maduro leaves - at a conference in Lima next week, a senior U.S. administration official said on Friday.

Anti-Israel Activist Max Blumenthal Receives Sword From Venezuelan Dictator

Blumenthal is the son of a former Clinton adviser

Cameron Cawthorne
July 31, 2019 7:40 PM

Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday gave Max Blumenthal, an anti-Israel activist and son of longtime Hillary Clinton adviser, and other activists a replica of Bolivar's sword.

U.S. Sanctions Target Food Subsidy Scam in Venezuela

Reuters
July 25, 2019 11:07 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 10 people and 13 groups in a food subsidy scheme that lined the pockets of leader Nicolas Maduro, his stepsons and others while ordinary Venezuelans suffer food shortages, the U.S. Treasury said.

Former DNC Chair Urges 2020 Dems to Condemn Maduro, Support Israel

David Rutz
June 24, 2019 5:30 PM

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the former chair of the Democratic National Committee, is urging 2020 presidential candidates to support Israel and condemn the authoritarian socialist government in Venezuela if they want to win Florida.

Rubio Slams WaPo Report Claiming Trump Losing Interest in Venezuela

Florida senator: This is what bureaucratic infighting looks like

David Rutz
June 20, 2019 4:00 PM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R., Fla.) hit back Thursday at a Washington Post article reporting that President Donald Trump had lost interest in Venezuela, saying some of the claims were exaggerated or even fabricated.

A Socialism Success Story

Gun violence falls in Venezuela due to rising cost of bullets

Andrew Stiles
May 29, 2019 10:51 AM

Socialism gets a bad wrap for the havoc it has wreaked across the globe. Maybe that's due to the fact that we only hear about the failures of socialism, and turn a blind eye to evidence of its success.

U.S. Lifts Sanctions Against Top Venezuelan General After Public Break From Maduro

David Rutz
May 7, 2019 7:52 PM

The Trump administration announced Tuesday it had removed sanctions on Venezuelan general Manuel Ricardo Cristopher Figuera after he publicly broke ranks with dictator Nicolas Maduro.