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September 1, 2026
How the Pentagon Is Getting Into the Venezuelan Oil Business Under Trump
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital, founded by the Biden administration to give loans to bolster the U.S. defense industry, is helping lead President Trump’s oil deal.
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August 29, 2026
Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner
The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government.
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August 28, 2026
In Win for Trump, Chevron Is Said to Be in Talks to Expand in Venezuela
The Trump administration has been pushing U.S. oil companies like Chevron to invest more in Venezuela’s oil industry.
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August 6, 2026
Venezuela’s Response to Earthquakes Exposes Government’s Shortcomings
The government turned to the world to respond to twin quakes. But years of shrinking budgets and political repression weakened its ability to rescue countless people trapped in rubble.
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July 15, 2026
He Has a $25 Million Bounty on His Head, But Is Also a U.S. Partner in Venezuela.
A list of alleged crimes has not prevented Diosdado Cabello, and other Venezuelan officials, from working with a U.S. government that once hounded them.
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July 11, 2026
How Marco Rubio is Running Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources and its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of American power in...
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July 9, 2026
Sifting Through Venezuela Earthquakes’ Rubble, and the Ashes of a Revolution
The devastation of Ms. Zúñiga’s city in Venezuela follows the demise of her political project. The revolution is over, but the human ties that help her cope remain.
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June 30, 2026
Trump Officials Sideline Machado, Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, Over Earthquake Response
A bid by María Corina Machado, the Nobel Peace Prize winner, to return to earthquake-battered Venezuela has angered U.S. officials focused on recovery and stability.
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June 25, 2026
Hoping for Miracles as Venezuela Digs Out From Massive Quakes
It is known as a “doublet,” two earthquakes in quick succession, and it has brought the Latin American country to its knees.
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June 25, 2026
2 Deadly Earthquakes Hit Venezuela, and Why Chemo Drugs Could Soon Be Rationed
Plus, will A.I. find the next soccer superstar?
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June 23, 2026
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s President, Struggles to Uphold Trump’s Narrative of Success
President Trump says Venezuela, under U.S. oversight, has “never made the money” it is making now. But new oil revenue isn’t helping ordinary Venezuelans, and anger seems to be mounting.
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