Nicolas Maduro

Analysts caution that while the visible Cuban presence is shrinking, the network is unlikely to disappear entirely: "this is not the end of Cuban influence"

Experts say interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez is navigating U.S. pressure while maintaining support from Maduro loyalists and the military after Maduro's capture.

Rep. Carlos Giménez said he believes Venezuelan top official Diosdado Cabello should face prosecution in the United States in the same way former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro did, and questioned why U.S. authorities have not acted yet.

U.S. prosecutors are set to accuse Venezuela's former President, Nicolas Maduro, of selling diplomatic passports to Mexican cartels, which they would later use in cocaine smuggling operations, according to a new report.

Venezuela's government has appointed former military officer and ex–electricity minister Luis Alfredo Motta Domínguez to a senior oversight post, despite an active U.S. indictment and a standing reward offer for his arrest tied to money-laundering charges.

President Donald Trump said the United States is not planning a military operation in Cuba similar to the one that led to Nicolás Maduro's capture in Venezuela.

U.S. authorities announced on Jan. 14 that the first sale of Venezuelan crude had generated $500 million, but contrary to Trump's comments, the revenue has remained under U.S. control.

He added that his father expressed support for a proposed amnesty law now advancing in Venezuela's National Assembly, saying: "amnesty not only for them, for us as well"

Grenell initially pursued a track with Venezuela that emphasized negotiations, prisoner releases and oil-sector arrangements over regime change

Seven in 10 Venezuelans say the country is moving in a positive direction after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, and a majority want new presidential elections held in 2026, according to a new poll.

Elliott Abrams, who served as the Trump administration's special representative for Venezuela during the president's first term, said that there is no legal basis for the United States to take Venezuelan oil and sell it.

Minister Sánchez said Colombia is "coordinating" diplomatically with Caracas and called the political turmoil after Maduro's capture "a unique opportunity" to restore security cooperation

President Donald Trump rejected reporting claiming that Harry Sargeant III is playing a key role in U.S.-Venezuela relations after the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez said former authoritarian leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are innocent and their imprisonment in the U.S. is unjustified.

The head of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Cuba said Washington is in talks with senior figures inside the Cuban government and suggested a Trump-friendly successor comparable to Venezuela's interim president has been identified.

Wright described the situation instead as a geopolitical matter, calling Venezuela under Maduro "a threat to all of its neighbors" and "a threat to the Western hemisphere"

Human Rights Watch said the Trump administration's military operation in Venezuela in early 2026 could reinforce the country's repressive political system.

The former Mexican president has for years denied receiving money either from drug cartels or from Venezuela to fund his 2006 campaign.

Machado also argued Venezuela differs from other recent U.S.-backed nation-building efforts because of a "legitimate leadership with huge popular support"

Allies of former authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro are stunned at interim leader Delcy Rodriguez's grip on power following his capture by U.S. forces and the Trump administration's posterior tutelage of the country, according to a new report.

Alex Saab, an alleged financial front man for Nicolás Maduro, was reportedly captured in Caracas as part of a joint operation involving Venezuelan authorities and U.S. officials.

Dmitry Medvedev, former Russian president and current deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council said the United States' seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has shattered international relations and could be viewed by Caracas as an act of war.

Trump's rivalry with a Venezuelan billionaire over the acquisition of the Miss Universe pageant in the mid-1990s marked a pivotal episode in his relationship with the country

A Venezuelan woman living in Florida came up with the idea of sending Nicolás Maduro a letter containing messages from other Venezuelans, criticizing him for the harm his regime caused in their lives.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has urged U.S. lawmakers to help facilitate her return to Venezuela, a request that highlights tensions between her political movement and the Trump administration's growing cooperation with the country's interim government.

Henrique Capriles, a politician and lawyer who served as governor of Venezuela's Miranda state from 2008 to 2017 and ran against Maduro in the 2013 presidential election.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the recent raid that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was intended to signal Washington's willingness to use military force abroad.

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzya, said Cuba would not experience a betrayal similar to the one he claims led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said Nicolás Maduro should be returned to Venezuela to face trial in his home country, challenging the legitimacy of judicial proceedings against the former Venezuelan leader in the United States.

U.S. intelligence officials are preparing to establish a sustained presence inside Venezuela as part of Washington's effort to shape the country's political transition after the capture of former president Nicolás Maduro.