The Latest Breaking News from Venezuela

The Department of Homeland Security said it temporarily paused the issuing of advance travel authorizations for the program "out of an abundance of caution"

Venezuela on Friday was bracing for weekend protests, both from the opposition which disputes Nicolas Maduro's reelection, and the president's supporters, whom he has called to participate in the "mother of all marches" to back his win.

Two maximum security prisons will now house "all the new generation gangs involved in the criminal attacks," Maduro said

Masked men ransacked the headquarters of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado overnight as Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro threatened to arrest her. The United States, Costa Rica, Peru, Argentina and Uruguay on Friday recognized Maduro challenger Edmundo González, a Machado ally, as the winner of the disputed presidential vote.

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Senator Rubio criticizes Biden administration's handling of Venezuela, highlighting concerns about Maduro's regime and electoral fraud.

The state already holds the largest share of Venezuelan immigrants in the United States with 47%

As the political crisis in Venezuela deepens and the repression against the protests becomes more violent, the ideas on social media to solve the situation also abound. Erik D Prince has a bold suggestion for the U.S. government.

Building on widespread sentiment and the incumbent Nicolás Maduro's refusal to provide transparent voting data, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said it "is clear" that opposition candidate Edmundo González won Sunday's Venezuelan presidential election, despite Maduro claiming he had secured 90% of the votes.