US Sanctions Venezuela

• Venezuela crushes small anti-Maduro uprising at military base

  Venezuelan authorities suppressed a small rebellion at a military base near the city of Valencia, arresting seven men who they say participated in a "terrorist attack" against the government.

  World

  Aug 6, 2017
  
• New Venezuelan government’s first moves include arresting opposition leaders

  Two of Venezuela's leading opposition figures were taken from their homes in the middle of the night by state security agents on Tuesday in President Nicolas Maduro's government's first moves against prominent enemies since a widely denounced vote granting the ruling party nearly unlimited powers.

  World

  Aug 1, 2017
  
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• U.S. hits Venezuela with new sanctions after ‘sham’ election

  The Trump administration slapped financial sanctions on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday after a weekend election that gave the South American country's ruling party virtually unlimited powers.

  Money

  Jul 31, 2017
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• Trump administration readies Venezuela sanctions, Nicolas Maduro defies threat

  The Trump administration is preparing sanctions against several senior Venezuelan government figures, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to abort plans for a controversial congress foes say would cement dictatorship.

  Politics

  Jul 18, 2017