Companies and investors are eager to hire those with recent access to the White House and knowledge of the administration’s Venezuela policy or contacts.

Hundreds of troops have been deployed to a southern border area where the U.S. Coast Guard was fired upon, U.S. officials said.

Authorities arrested 14 people, including four whom they said were sneaking cash out of Attorney General Roger Mariaca’s home and into an ambulance.

The Trump administration seized control of Venezuelan oil after capturing President Nicolás Maduro in January.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit friendly governments in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. But his support for the Venezuela oil deal is rankling some in the region.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit friendly governments in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. But his support for the Venezuela oil deal is rankling some in the region.

Alejandro Betancourt was warned that taking on the U.S. government as a business partner would have costs, but America's backing already is providing big benefits.

It is likely to be years before oil production meaningfully ramps up, industry experts say, and there are many risks involved.

It is likely to be years before oil production meaningfully ramps up, industry experts say, and there are many risks involved.

The deal cements the United States’ long-term dominance over Venezuela, which has become a neo-colony since the U.S. military’s capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro in January.

The deal cements the United States’ long-term dominance over Venezuela, which has become a neo-colony since the U.S. military’s capture of former President Nicolás Maduro in January

The plan involves the United States taking more direct control over Venezuelan reserves as crime and steep logistical challenges discourage private investors.

The Trump administration intervened in a Swiss criminal investigation of Alejandro Betancourt, who has been helping Washington as an intermediary in Caracas.

A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.

A surveillance plane flew from El Salvador toward the fishing boats before drones attacked, flight data shows.

The temblor, which struck Colombia’s Pacific coast shortly after 7:30 a.m., was also felt in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.

The temblor, which struck Colombia’s Pacific coast shortly after 7:30 a.m., was also felt in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.

The temblor, which struck Colombia’s Pacific coast shortly after 7:30 a.m., was also felt in Ecuador, Panama and Venezuela.

The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.

Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero was living in Biddeford, a small city in southern Maine, where he worked as a cleaner and food delivery driver. He had a partner and a 3-year-old daughter, neighbors said.