Donald Trump welcomed Venezuela’s release of political prisoners as a peace gesture, cancelled planned attacks, and signalled closer US–Venezuela cooperation, including major oil and gas investment, while rights groups urged caution.

That, cynics assume, is to help her consolidate control and ward off potential unrest. America’s government, meanwhile, is signalling that events are unfolding exactly as planned. President Donald Trump has said he is now running Venezuela,

President Trump has sidelined Venezuela’s opposition party by allowing Nicolas Maduro’s vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, to take control in the interim.

The U.S. campaign in Venezuela has drawn from a centuries-old playbook employing naval force — but added some new elements, too.

Five Senate Republicans voted Thursday to advance a bipartisan resolution on the War Powers Act to block President Trump from using military force against Venezuela, a proposal that if enacted

Gangs of armed pro-regime militants on motorbikes have taken over the streets of Caracas, hunting down Venezuelans who support the US’s audacious capture of dictator Nicolás Maduro, according to videos and on-the-ground accounts shared with The Post and multiple reports.

U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.

Trump on Tuesday unveiled a plan to refine and sell up to 50 million barrels of Venezuelan oil that had been stuck in Venezuela under U.S. blockade, in a further sign that Washing