Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicolás Maduro who was captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation.

President Donald Trump isn't ruling out military action against Venezuela despite bringing up potential diplomatic talks with its leader, Nicolás Maduro.

The U.S. government employs a sizable staff of 150 Venezuelans and spends upward of $6.7 million annually for upkeep of the shuttered American embassy and other diplomatic properties in Caracas, despite having broken relations with President Nicolás Maduro’s government in 2019.

The deadly strike on a boat U.S. officials say was carrying drugs from Venezuela may have marked a stunning shift, but escalating pressure on the South American country has defined much of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s quarter-century in politics.

Donald Trump in his return to the White House has already previewed his second term foreign policy approach: Talk loudly and wield a big stick.

Guaid is under increasing pressure from within his coalition to present a realistic path forward, Ramsey said. Guaid, 36, leaped to the center of Venezuelas political fray when the opposition-led National Assembly appointed him as its leader. Hes visited neighborhoods and talked with university students, urging their return to the street. Today, Venezuela is even clearer about its future.Bolivias crisis is likely serving as a case study for both Maduro and Guaid, analysts say. Police clashed with students at a Caracas university following a speech by Guaid.