JOSHUA GOODMAN

March 21, 2019 at 10:09 pm

AP Exclusive: Guaido’s Citgo snubs US execs in Caracas jail VIEW

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — When the Trump administration paved the way for Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to name a new board to run the...

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Leaders, from left, Brazil’s Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo, Panama’s Vice President and Foreign Minister Isabel Saint Malo, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Colombia’s Foreign Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo and Guatemala’s President Jimmy Morales pose for a group photo after attending an emergency Lima Group meeting concerning Venezuela in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. Penceâ€™s appearance before the Lima Group comes at an important crossroads for the coalition of 14 mostly conservative Latin American nations and Canada that has joined forces to pressure Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia) MMS124 MMS124

February 25, 2019 at 7:58 am

Pence in Colombia announces new sanctions on Maduro VIEW

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Trump administration announced new sanctions Monday on allies of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to...

February 23, 2019 at 9:00 pm

Maduro opponents boost military rhetoric in Venezuela crisis VIEW

CUCUTA, Colombia (AP) — Opposition leader Juan Guaido has called on the international community to consider "all options" to resolve Venezuela's crisis, a dramatic escalation...

February 21, 2019 at 6:49 am

Venezuela’s Maduro closes Brazil border to block aid entry VIEW

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — As a showdown looms over humanitarian aid destined for Venezuela, President Nicolas Maduro closed off his country's border with Brazil, vowing...

FILE – In this Dec. 5, 2018 file photo, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin greet each other outside the Novo-Ogaryovo residence in Moscow, Russia. Russia is an ally of the Venezuelan president, who is under challenge from opposition leader Juan Guaido in a resurgence of the countryâ€™s political crisis after declaring presidential authority and vowing to oust the socialist leader. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP File) XLAT307 XLAT307

February 20, 2019 at 5:17 am

Aid wars: US-Russia vie to ease Venezuelan crisis VIEW

As tensions in Venezuela mount ahead of a Saturday showdown over humanitarian aid, both sides are digging in, highlighting how the nation's crisis has become...

This photo combo shows Citgo executive Tomeu Vadell at his home in Lake Charles, Louisiana in July 2015, left, and three and a half years later while in confinement in a Venezuelan jail in January 2019. Vadellâ€™s family says heâ€™s lost more than 60 pounds due to malnutrition since he and five other Citgo employees were arrested, for alleged embezzlement and treason, during a meeting at Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA the weekend before Thanksgiving in 2017. The photo at left was provided by Tomeu’s daughter Cristina, and the photo at right was obtained by The Associated Press. (Cristina Vadell via AP, left, and AP photo, right) DN301 DN301

February 18, 2019 at 9:01 pm

Jailed oil execs — 5 of them Americans — held 15 months now in Venezuela VIEW

As the U.S. tries unseat Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the fate of six Citgo executives lies in the balance. Their firm is owned by Venezuela's...

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Even while criticizing Donald Trump’s confrontational stance toward his socialist government, Maduro said he holds out hope of meeting the U.S. president to resolve an impasse over his recognition of opponent Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s rightful leader. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) XAC117 XAC117

February 15, 2019 at 7:28 am