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.

Moscow Sends Warships to Havana in Message to US

Russian transport brings additional troops to Venezuela

Bill Gertz
June 26, 2019 5:00 AM

Russia has dispatched several warships, including one of its newer missile frigates, to Cuba in a bid to bolster the floundering regime of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, according to a senior administration official.

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.

Bolton: America Willing to Talk to Iran But Ready to Retaliate

Iran standoff 'very precarious situation' amid new covert attacks on tankers

Bill Gertz
June 17, 2019 5:00 AM

Bolton revealed in an interview with the Washington Free Beacon that intelligence reports over the past month warned of covert attacks in the Middle East and South Asia by Iranian proxies.

Pompeo Monitoring Drug War in China, Latin America

Secretary of State reviews progress, challenges in drug war at Senate hearing

Charles Fain Lehman
June 11, 2019 5:00 PM

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that the United States is making progress in an increasingly global drug war, although Chinese drug gangs and the "Maduro mafia" are posing major barriers to success.