February 19, 2019 Fate of American Citgo executives held in Venezuela up in the air as Maduro’s regime plunges deeper into crisis The fate of six Citgo executives being held in captivity in Venezuela on what their families are describing as trumped-up corruption charges could become more clear Wednesday if a preliminary hearing – which has been postponed a dozen times before – actually takes place.
February 19, 2019 Feds auction off prized horses of ex-Venezuela treasurer who got rich as socialist country crumbled As Venezuela's path of socialism was going bust and millions of people were drowning in poverty without access to adequate healthcare or even food, a small group of military leaders, politicians and businessmen siphoned billions from the government that went straight into their pockets.
February 19, 2019 Trump declares 'socialism is dying' amid Venezuela 'catastrophe,' promises 'this will never happen to us' President Donald Trump, speaking in a major foreign policy address in Miami, Fla. to members of the Venezeulan community, declared Monday that the embattled country's "current path toward democracy is irreversible," and issued a stark assessment that "socalism is dying" across the world.
February 18, 2019 Venezuelan who escaped socialist nightmare slams Green New Deal A Venezuelan citizen who left the crisis-stricken country in his teens for America is speaking out against socialism and the Maduro regime -- and giving a warning to anyone who may support the Green New Deal backed by liberal Democrats including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
February 17, 2019 Marco Rubio: Venezuelan soldiers would be committing 'crime against humanity' by blocking aid During a visit to the Colombian border city of Cucuta, Sen. Marco Rubio warned Venezuelan soldiers that they would commit a "crime against humanity" if they blocked the entry of U.S. aid being channeled through rivals of disputed socialist President Nicolás Maduro.
February 16, 2019 In Munich, Pence doubles down on criticism of Europe over Iran nuclear deal, urges removal of Maduro Vice President Mike Pence asked European allies to follow Washington’s lead and withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal and urged the European Union to recognize Venezuelan politician Juan Guaido as the country’s president during a speech to world leaders at the Munich Security Conference.
February 15, 2019 Photos emerge showing Venezuela's 'Death Squad' with lifeless bodies, victims described as anti-government protesters Since January, more than 40 deaths – many of which occurred during the mass protests against President Nicolas Maduro -- have been linked to a special police force, which uses military weapons and is known as the “Death Squad.”
February 15, 2019 US military aircraft to deliver 200 tons of aid to Venezuela border The Trump administration is sending more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border in Colombia as early as Saturday as it increases pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to give up power, according to a State Department email sent to Congress
February 14, 2019 Venezuela unveils anti-US coalition at United Nations It was almost a who’s who of America's foes Thursday as Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza, surrounded by a posse of some of the world’s most notorious human rights violators, announced the formation of a group of countries that he said would defend the United Nations Charter.
February 14, 2019 Ocasio-Cortez says Ilhan Omar's grilling of Trump Venezuela envoy 'feels like justice' Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has thrown her support behind Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., after her fellow freshman Democrat’s controversial questioning of a US diplomat.