Pompeo: Venezuela Needs ‘Negotiated Transition to Democracy’

Reuters
January 9, 2020 11:07 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday called for an end to the political crisis currently gripping Venezuela, saying that leaders there should clear the way for free and fair elections at the end of 2020.

U.S. Sanctions Five Venezuela Citizens

Reuters
November 5, 2019 11:06 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States issued sanctions on Tuesday against five citizens of Venezuela, according to the Treasury Department website, increasing pressure on the government of socialist President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela Wins Seat on U.N. Rights Council Despite U.S. Opposition

Costa Rica's President Quesada addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S.

Reuters
October 17, 2019 4:05 PM

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Venezuela was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Thursday with 105 votes and a round of applause, despite fierce lobbying against it by the United States and rights groups, and the late entry of Costa Rica as competition.

Top Venezuela Envoy: More Sanctions Coming to Squeeze Maduro Regime

Despite setbacks, frustration, Trump administration's Venezuela policy is making progress

Adam Kredo
September 27, 2019 1:20 PM

The Trump administration is readying several new salvos of sanctions on Venezuela and its regional enablers as top U.S. officials work on a range of fronts to topple the regime of Nicolás Maduro, according to the U.S. special representative for Venezuela, who told the Washington Free Beacon that despite frustrations and setbacks, the United States remains steadfast in its support of exiled opposition leader Juan Guaidó.

U.S. Targets Three People, 16 Groups in New Venezuela Sanctions

Reuters
September 17, 2019 3:03 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on three people and 16 groups it says helped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his government profit from food aid in the economically struggling country, the Treasury Department said.

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.

Anti-Semitic Rep. Ilhan Omar Boasts of Berating Jewish Trump Official

'I lost my mind'

Cameron Cawthorne
July 13, 2019 3:40 PM

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) on Saturday boasted about her fiery exchange with U.S. special envoy to Venezuela Elliott Abrams earlier this year, saying it gave her an opportunity to speak on behalf of others who had her "lived experience" by shouting in his face.

San Juan Mayor Refuses to Criticize Cuban and Venezuelan Regimes

Says Puerto Rico endures captivity 'on a daily basis as a colony of the United States'

Philip Caldwell
July 9, 2019 1:55 PM

In an interview with Univision, Carmen Yulín Cruz, mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2020 candidate for Puerto Rican governor, and co-chair of Senator Bernie Sanders's presidential campaign, had harsh words for the United States government but declined to condemn Cuba or Venezuela for their wrongdoings.