Jan 10 Nicolás Maduro sworn in for third term as Venezuelan president despite evidence of election loss By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been sworn in to serve a third term despite credible evidence that his opponent won the July 2024 election. Continue reading
Jan 09 Officials deny reports of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s arrest after anti-Maduro protest By Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said she was detained Thursday, followed moments later by official denials, in a confusing episode that capped a day of protests seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro from clinging to power. Continue reading
Jan 06 Biden meets with Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated Maduro By Zeke Miller, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The meeting came just days ahead of President Nicolás Maduro's contested inauguration to a third term. Continue reading
Nov 19 U.S. recognizes Venezuela’s opposition candidate Edmundo González as president-elect By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken recognized González on Tuesday in a post on X in which he also demanded “respect for the will” of Venezuelan voters. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump in West Palm Beach In our news wrap Sunday, Secret Service agents opened fire on a person with a firearm near Trump at his golf club in Florida, a university in Springfield, Ohio received a shooting threat targeting Haitian community members, Houthi rebels fired… Continue watching
Sep 15 Venezuela detains 6 foreigners, including 3 Americans, over alleged plot to kill Maduro By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press “Any claims of U.S. involvement in a plot to overthrow Maduro are categorically false. The United States continues to support a democratic solution to the political crisis in Venezuela,” the U.S. State Department said in a statement late Saturday. Continue reading
Sep 02 U.S. government seizes plane used by Venezuela’s president Maduro, citing sanctions violations By Eric Tucker, Regina Garcia Cano, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press U.S. officials allege that the aircraft was illegally purchased through a shell company and smuggled out of the United States. Continue reading
Aug 30 Venezuelan government blames ‘sabotage’ as capital city faces major power outage By Adam Kemp Venezuelans awoke Friday to a major power outage in the capital, Caracas, and several states. Continue reading
Aug 15 Venezuelan opposition leader rejects idea of redoing contested presidential election By Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Mayra Pertossi, Associated Press Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has rejected a proposal from Brazil’s president that Venezuela hold a new presidential election following the contested results of last month’s vote. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 10:27 The world knows ‘Venezuelan people voted for change,’ opposition leader Machado says By Nick Schifrin, Lachlan Hyatt, Zeba Warsi The top United Nations human rights official voiced deep concerns over the deteriorating situation in Venezuela two weeks after elections that the opposition says it won. President Nicolas Maduro claims he won the vote and is cracking down heavily on… Continue watching