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The Latest Breaking News from Jorge Rodríguez

Prominent Venezuelan opposition politician detained hours after release

Prosecutor claims Juan Pablo Guanipa was re-arrested due to non-compliance with terms of release

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela frees several opposition members after lengthy politically motivated detentions

Venezuela’s government has released several prominent opposition members from prison, including one of the closest allies of Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado

The Independent UK

The New York Times Is Trying To Rebrand Venezuela's New Dictator as a Serious Thinker

The paper mistook enforcement collapse for market reform, and now their "cosmopolitan technocrat" is Venezuela's dictator.

Reason

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Former Venezuelan General Says Delcy Rodríguez and Brother Have Consolidated Power as 'True Architects of the Dictatorial Regime'

A retired Venezuelan general serving a prison sentence in the United States says interim leader Delcy Rodríguez and her brother, Jorge Rodríguez, consolidated power inside Venezuela years before the capture of Nicolás Maduro, acting as what he called "the true architects of the Venezuelan dictatorial regime."

Latin Times

Secret deal or gun to head? Inside Venezuela's leadership meltdown after Maduro's capture

"They gave us 15 minutes to respond, or they would kill us," Venezuela’s then vice-president Delcy Rodríguez told her colleagues seven days after a targeted US military operation captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who had long been in Washington’s sights.

The Times of India

Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms

Venezuela’s legislature is debating a major overhaul of its oil sector, the first since Hugo Chávez's era

The Independent UK

Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez assured US of cooperation before Maduro’s capture

Exclusive: sources say powerful figures in the regime secretly told US and Qatari officials they would welcome Maduro’s departure

The Guardian - US

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Exclusive: Energy secretary discusses plans for oil, minerals

Energy Secretary Chris Wright is looking to secure oil and critical minerals deals with Venezuela in the next few weeks ahead of a trip to Caracas.

Axios

Families Of Venezuela's Political Prisoners Continue Demanding Their Release As Uncertainty Lingers

What began as a promise that gave hope to thousands of families of political prisoners in Venezuela has turned into at least five days of uncertainty.

Latin Times

Venezuela regime claims release of political prisoners is sign of new era

NGOs estimate that there are still close to 1,000 political prisoners in Venezuela despite claims by new leaders

The Guardian - US

Oil Tanker Carrying Half a Million Barrels Returns to Venezuela After Interim Leader Seeks U.S. Military Help

The tanker departed an eastern Venezuela port shortly after the Jan. 3 military operation in Caracas without authorization from port authorities or Petróleos de Venezuela, the state oil company, which said it was never paid for the half-million barrels of crude onboard.

Latin Times

Venezuela’s leader may be gone, but his regime remains – with a new chief in Washington

US President Donald Trump has insisted the United States will now be “running” Venezuela after US forces bombed the capital on January 3 and whisked Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife out of the country to face federal charges in New York.

The Conversation

Venezuela's 'Significant' Prisoner Release Pledge Under Scrutiny After Only Eight Confirmed in 24 Hours

A day after Venezuelan authorities announced the release of a "significant number" of political prisoners, human rights monitors say only eight releases have been confirmed so far.

Latin Times

Trump Cancels Planned Second Wave of Venezuela Attacks After Interim Government Pledges Prisoner Releases: 'Will Not Be Needed'

President Donald Trump said on Friday that he cancelled a previously anticipated second wave of U.S. military attacks on Venezuela after the country's authorities began releasing political prisoners.

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Euronews

Venezuela frees several high-profile opposition figures and activists

Venezuela released a "significant number" of high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists in a gesture to seek peace, just days after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Reason

Venezuelan Socialist Regime Announces Release of a 'Number of Important' Political Prisoners

It is a “gesture” to keep the peace, according to Jorge Rodríguez, president of Venezuela’s National Assembly.

The Guardian - UK

Venezuela begins releasing political detainees to ‘consolidate peace’

Opposition leader María Corina Machado hails move to tackle ‘injustice’ as Spain’s foreign ministry confirms release of five Spanish nationals

Latin Times

Venezuela's Interim Government Announces 'Significant' Release of Political Prisoners, Signaling Shift After Maduro's Capture

Venezuela's National Assembly president, Jorge Rodríguez, announced that the government has begun releasing a "significant number" of political prisoners.

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The Independent UK

Venezuela to release a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'

Venezuela plans to release a "significant number" of prisoners, both Venezuelan and foreign, according to the head of the national assembly

The Guardian - UK

US reportedly warns Maduro ally Diosdado Cabello he could be next

Interior minister told he must back acting president, while Marco Rubio lays out three-point plan for Venezuela

The Conversation

Venezuela’s civil-military alliance is being stretched — if it breaks, numerous armed groups may be drawn into messy split

The immediate political void left in Venezuela by Nicolás Maduro’s abrupt removal from power has been filled by the former vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, who was sworn in as interim president on Jan. 5, 2026.

Euronews

From Maduro's 'tigress' to Venezuela's interim president: Who is Delcy Rodríguez?

Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodríguez evolved from a Chávez-era civil servant into a key player under the recently-ousted Nicolás Maduro.

Fortune

92-year-old judge cuts Maduro’s protestations of innocence short: ‘There will be time and place to go through all of this’

“At this time, I just want to know if you are Nicolás Maduro Moros,” said Alvin Hellerstein, appointed to the bench by Bill Clinton in 1998.

The Independent UK

Venezuela seeks to signal independence from US after Maduro’s arrest

Maduro's former vice president, who vowed to work with the Trump administration, was inaugurated as interim president

Fortune

Venezuela’s new interim president is the daughter of a socialist who was arrested in connection with the 1976 kidnapping of an American businessman

Delcy Rodríguez also developed strong ties with Republicans in the oil industry and on Wall Street who balked at the notion of U.S.-led regime change.

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