CNN’s Nic Robertson explains a brief history of Venezuela’s political landscape after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and President Donald Trump said the US will “run” the country.

The Trump administration’s exercise in armed regime change in Venezuela should have come as no surprise. The U.S. naval buildup in the Caribbean and the ...

A view of an illustration depicting Nicolas Maduro in downtown Caracas, Venezuela on January 12, 2026. Americans must understand the historic context of the Venezuela invasion. Carlos Becerra Getty ...

Coaxing US oil companies back to investing in Venezuela won’t be as easy as it seems to Donald Trump. President Donald Trump’s remarks following the seizure of Nicolás Maduro made it clear that oil ...

The United States’ incursion has split Latin America, with leaders aligned with President Donald Trump, mostly from the right, applauding the ouster, and nonaligned leaders condemning it on ...