Tag: Venezuela

President Trump speaks during an event.

Trump blocked Elliott Abrams from State Department because he thought he was Eliot Cohen

Joel Gehrke · February 8, 2019 9:01 pm

Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel, right, listens as Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a photo opportunity at Revolution Palace in Havana, Cuba, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Maduro is in Cuba for a two-day visit.

Beltway Confidential

Sanction Cuba over Venezuela

Tom Rogan · February 8, 2019 3:46 pm

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, holding a copy of the country's constitution, addresses supporters at the presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, after electoral officials declared he was re-elected on Sunday, May 20, 2018.

Trump imposes travel bans on Maduro’s scab lawmakers

Joel Gehrke · February 7, 2019 8:37 pm

Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela stands up after a press conference.

US suggests self-exile for Maduro in Cuba, Russia

Pete Kasperowicz · February 7, 2019 8:26 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton answers reporters questions at an event in Exeter, N.H. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Hillary Clinton optimistic about peaceful ouster of Maduro

Joel Gehrke · February 7, 2019 12:41 am

The D.C. Council gave initial approval to a change that would scrap the city's 23.5-cents-per-gallon tax on gasoline for an 8.3 percent tax on wholesale gas, following the lead of neighboring Maryland and Virginia.

Energy and Environment

Feds say oil sanctions against Venezuela won’t hurt Americans at the pump

John Siciliano · February 6, 2019 9:44 pm

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela's president, speaks as he touches a stack of 12 Kilogram gold ingots during a news conference on the country's cryptocurrency, known as theÂ Petro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on Thursday, March 22, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Nicolas Maduro: Venezuela’s mix of Macbeth and Mr. Blobby

Tom Rogan · February 6, 2019 8:39 pm

Police block a street that leads to the U.S embassy during a protest against U.S. intervention in Venezuela, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accuses the United States of trying to orchestrate a coup against him, and that allegation has resonance among many in a region where Washington has a long history of interventions â military and otherwise.

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Sanction the Venezuelan military officers obstructing aid convoys

Tom Rogan · February 6, 2019 7:00 pm

President Trump gives his State of the Union address.

Trump to Ocasio-Cortez: ‘America will never be a socialist country’

Joel Gehrke · February 6, 2019 3:11 am

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro shows his ballot after casting a vote for a constitutional assembly in Venezuela on Sunday. The Trump administration imposed sanctions on Maduro on Monday following what it called a "sham" election of a new, powerful legislative assembly. (Miraflores Press Office via AP)

Beltway Confidential

On Venezuela, the US needs diplomatic unity

Erin Dunne · February 5, 2019 1:05 pm

China's President Xi Jinping has pledged the world's top emitter will reach carbon-neutrality by 2060.

Beltway Confidential

Why China wouldn’t stop the US military in Venezuela

Tom Rogan · February 5, 2019 5:01 am

Opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has declared himself the interim president of Venezuela, speaks during a press conference on the steps of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Feb. 4, 2019.

Europe backs Trump’s call to recognize Venezuela’s Juan Guaido

Joel Gehrke · February 4, 2019 7:34 pm