Nicolas Maduro

President Donald Trump said that a federal investigation involving a Washington Post reporter stemmed from leaks tied to U.S. policy on Venezuela, describing the case as part of a broader effort to crack down on unauthorized disclosures.

The Trump administration is preparing to rely on private military contractors to protect oil and energy infrastructure in Venezuela instead of deploying U.S. troops, according to two sources familiar with the planning who spoke with CNN.

As reported by El País, Alberto Trentini and Mario Burlò were the Italian nationals who returned to Rome on Jan. 13 after spending more than a year imprisoned in Venezuela.

Venezuela restored access to the social media platform X, ending more than a year of restrictions imposed under captured leader Nicolás Maduro.

Two in three Latinos said they support the U.S.'s military intervention in Venezuela after being told the country is a hub or narcoterrorism with ties to Iran and Hezbollah, according to a new poll.

A former officer of the Venezuelan army said that Cuban intelligence convinced the Maduro regime that the U.S. would never attack the South American country, a notion that played a significant role in the operation that led to the capture of the authoritarian president, according to a new report.

The son of captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said his father sent him a message from a U.S. prison, calling on the people to trust interim leader Delcy Rodriguez.

More than 10 days after the U.S. operation that captured Maduro, Caracas residents described to the BBC what they remember from that night.

Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton has sharply criticized President Donald Trump's approach to Venezuela in an New York Times op-ed, arguing that Washington has removed Nicolás Maduro without carrying out a genuine transition away from authoritarian rule.

Venezuela's Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello said that Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were "kidnapped" during a U.S. military operation earlier this month, and that efforts to reopen diplomatic missions between Caracas and Washington are primarily aimed at ensuring their safety and return.

Venezuela's interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trump after he shared a manipulated image on Monday

The tanker departed an eastern Venezuela port shortly after the Jan. 3 military operation in Caracas without authorization from port authorities or Petróleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, which said it was never paid for the half-million barrels of crude onboard.

Venezuela's advanced air defense systems bought from Russia were not connected to the radar when U.S. forces descended in Caracas to capture authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro, according to a new report.

China said on Monday that Latin American countries are sovereign states with the right to choose their own international partners, responding to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump suggesting that Beijing and Moscow could buy Venezuelan oil only under U.S. oversight.

President Donald Trump posted an image on social media portraying himself as the "Acting President of Venezuela."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt shared a social media publication including a claim that the U.S. military used a weapon that led Venezuelan forces to vomit blood during the raid that captured authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

"It makes sure that if Americans need high-quality, low-cost power, we're always going to have access to it," Vance added

Ivan Mordisco urged commanders to "leave these differences aside," adding that "the destiny of our peoples demands unity in a common trench"

Oil entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III has emerged as a central figure advising the Trump administration on how to facilitate the return of oil companies to Venezuela.

A day after Venezuelan authorities announced the release of a "significant number" of political prisoners, human rights monitors say only eight releases have been confirmed so far.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's secretary of state, pressed the United States for clarity on its plans for Venezuela and raised a possible Russian asylum option for Nicolás Maduro days before a U.S. special operations raid captured the Venezuelan leader

The crackdown has unfolded alongside large, government-led marches in Caracas calling for Maduro's freedom

Several Republicans interviewed about their assessment of the operation that captured Venezuela's authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro said they approve of it because it projects U.S. power abroad, according to a new report.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Washington's future relationship with Venezuela will hinge on cooperation with U.S. priorities regardless of who ultimately leads the country following the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

Trump said the U.S. expects to maintain direct oversight of Venezuela for an extended period, signaling that Washington's role in running the country and managing its oil resources will last "much longer" than a year.

Senior advisers to President Donald Trump sidelined Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during deliberations over Venezuela's post-Maduro transition, viewing her insistence on a full democratic overhaul as incompatible with Washington's short-term stability calculations.

Rodríguez also claimed that Venezuelans were mobilizing to demand the release of Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned that the country's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is "even more ruthless" than the ousted leader Nicolás Maduro.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Donald Trump does not understand the situation in Venezuela and is making a mistake by sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado.

"I'm planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible," Machado said in an interview. "As I've always said, I make decisions based on where I can be most useful to our cause."