Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez is selling investors on a newly opened oil industry and looser U.S. sanctions.

María Corina Machado is pitching Venezuela as a top U.S. oil partner after she said the Trump administration’s arrest of former dictator Nicolás Maduro opened up a “new era."

A tanker carrying Russian fuel initially headed to Cuba ended up docking in Venezuela after weeks of deviations. A second taker remains at sea.

While prosecutors press sweeping narco-terror allegations, the Nicolás Maduro proceedings are bogged down in a bitter dispute over legal fees.

Donald Trump jokes about running for Venezuela president amid U.S. involvement, Maduro’s arrest, and shifting political leadership in 2026.

General Vladimir Padrino will be replaced as defense minister after more than ​11 years in the post, in a signal of changes under acting President Delcy Rodriguez.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed that Iran could have hit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities through proxies in Venezuela had the Trump administration not intervened.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday that he was not aware of connections his longtime friend, former Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), had to Venezuela. Rivera, who represented Florida’s 25th Congressional District from 2011-2013 and roomed with Rubio early in their political careers,

Law enforcement officials move abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores in January 2026 [Adam Gray/Reuters] Nicolas Maduro, the former leader of Venezuela who was removed by United States forces on January 3,

The Interior secretary said Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, wants foreign investment in the country's mining sector.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said failure to act on a looming funding cliff could force deep benefit cuts.