After the US-backed removal of Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump described his Venezuela strategy as “to the victor belong the spoils.” He struck oil and gold deals with Maduro’s deputy and said Venezuela could become the 51st US state. Opposition leader María Corina Machado has returned and is demanding transparency on the deals and a timetable for elections, creating a new obstacle to Trump’s wealth-extraction plans.

DDW News2026-10-31 09:30

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro told a court Thursday that newly unsealed torture allegations against him and his wife were false. He twice declined a judge’s request to enter a plea, denouncing the accusations and testimony through a courtroom interpreter instead.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-15 23:49

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to newly unsealed torture allegations, calling them “false accusations.”

NNBC News2026-10-15 17:56

A live camera outside a New York courthouse follows former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife as they return over a revised indictment. The document alleges they led state-sponsored repression involving the torture of scores of people, including three Americans.

TThe Associated Press2026-10-15 09:17

US prosecutors charged Nicolas Maduro and Celia Flores with conspiring to commit torture, alleging they used violence to silence opponents and retain power in Venezuela.

RReuters2026-10-08 19:44

A new charge alleging conspiracy to commit torture has been filed against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. NBC News’ Tom Winter reports on the latest developments in the investigation.

NNBC News2026-10-08 15:53

Federal prosecutors unsealed new charges accusing ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife of conspiring to torture Americans held in Venezuelan prisons.

AABC News2026-10-08 15:50

Supporters of Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez demonstrate in Caracas while she attends the UN General Assembly. Trump met Rodriguez on the sidelines, marking their first meeting since U.S. forces captured then-President Nicolas Maduro in a January raid.

RReuters2026-09-23 16:28

US President Donald Trump held talks with Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez at the UN General Assembly, their first face-to-face meeting since the White House backed her takeover of the government. Rodríguez succeeded Nicolás Maduro shortly after US forces raided Caracas and seized him.

BBBC News2026-09-23 14:00

U.S. President Donald Trump met Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, in New York on Sept. 22 during the U.N. General Assembly. Rodriguez called the meeting a historic step toward strengthening ties with the United States in energy, mining and security.

VVOA Chinese2026-09-23 13:04

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump highlighted the U.S. military operation in January that arrested then-President Nicolás Maduro, along with the lucrative oil agreement later reached with Venezuela’s current leadership.

NNBC News2026-09-22 15:41

President Trump addressed the January military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the U.N. General Assembly, saying the United States will no longer allow threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere.

AABC News2026-09-22 15:21

Sen. Bernie Moreno of Ohio discusses reports that President Donald Trump will meet Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez while the United States finalizes what is described as a historic oil deal with the South American country.

FFox News2026-09-20 18:45

Billionaire shale pioneer Harold Hamm’s Continental Resources is expected to announce an agreement to invest in Venezuela, according to a person familiar with the matter, as the Trump administration urges US companies to revive the country’s oil sector.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-16 21:38

US President Donald Trump is turning Venezuela’s oil into a strategic asset, with the Pentagon holding a 35 percent stake in the venture and Chevron pledging $7bn to expand production. The White House presents the plan as a way to push Chinese and Russian influence out of the region, but questions remain over Venezuela’s ability to supply enough oil and whether the unusual deal can survive the country’s next political transition.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-07 22:47

US oil executives say the Trump administration’s Venezuela deal caught them off guard by giving North American Blue Energy Partners access to fields other companies had been pursuing. Industry figures are also questioning whether the company can quickly develop new production and whether the arrangement can lower gasoline prices.

BBloomberg Television2026-09-05 13:12

Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the United States could exchange its crude for Venezuela’s heavy oil to help replenish the US strategic petroleum reserve. Venezuela has signed agreements to develop new fields, while US and Italian companies and Chevron pledged investments. Wright rejected claims that the developments amount to “stealing Venezuelan oil.”

VVOA Chinese2026-09-05 03:00

US energy companies signed a series of multibillion-dollar deals with Venezuela on Wednesday, days after the country agreed to give the United States control of a large share of its vast oil reserves. President Donald Trump has called the agreement the “biggest oil deal in world history,” but the arrangements have raised serious questions about Venezuela’s sovereignty.

FFrance 24 English2026-09-03 16:06

Chevron is expanding its operations in Venezuela after reaching what Fox News describes as a historic deal, in a billion-dollar expansion reported by Cheryl Casone.

FFox News2026-09-03 14:15

As disruption continues in the Strait of Hormuz, US President Donald Trump says Washington has secured majority control of more than 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves through a deal involving interim Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodriguez. FGE NexantECA’s Palash Patni Jain provides analysis.

TTRT World2026-09-03 12:14

Former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife have asked for all charges against them to be dismissed, arguing that diplomatic immunity applies. Maduro has described himself as a “prisoner of war” and his capture as a “kidnapping,” while their lawyers argue that only Venezuelan courts can prosecute them.

Eeuronews2026-09-03 09:27

The United States and Venezuela announced a series of energy agreements on Wednesday to develop new “green field” oil projects. The deal was presented as a milestone for bilateral relations and the revival of Venezuela’s hydrocarbons industry.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-03 04:14

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright has visited Caracas to sign major oil agreements with Venezuela’s government. The deals are described as giving US interests control over a significant share of Venezuela’s oil reserves and expanding US involvement in 17 oil fields. Supporters say they could stabilise oil supplies and prices while reducing Chinese and Russian companies’ role in Venezuela’s energy sector.

AAl Jazeera English2026-09-03 01:49

U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright met with acting President Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela on Wednesday during a visit focused on carrying out an agreement that would give the Pentagon and U.S. energy companies access to roughly one-fifth of the country’s vast oil reserves.

TThe Associated Press2026-09-03 00:31