Chevron CEO Mike Wirth is urging the Donald Trump White House to maintain the company's license to operate in Venezuela, arguing that China and Russia could fill the void in that scenario. Wirth made the plea after U.

Richard Grenell secured the release of six Americans following a meeting with Venezuela's dictator Nicolas Maduro on Friday. Grenell demanded that Maduro accept deported criminals from the U.S.

U.S. presses for release of 15 American detainees, offering to continue sanction- exemptions for U.S. oil companies.

US use of sanctions has ballooned. Yet Venezuela shows the failure both of ‘maximum pressure’ tactics and attempts to leverage sanctions for ambitious goals. A review is urgently needed.

Russia's longest flights are to the tropical beaches of Venezuela, Bali, and Cuba (destinations free from Western sanctions).

On January 10th, 2025, in one of the most detestable anti-democratic acts in the modern history of politics took place in Venezuela: the establishment […]

Chevron (NYSE:CVX) will ask the Trump administration to protect the special U.S. oil license that allows it to operate in Venezuela, saying China and Russia would gain influence in the western hemisphere if it is forced to leave the country,

Envoy for special missions RICHARD GRENELL is in Caracas today and met with Venezuelan leader NICOLÁS MADURO. His trip comes as Trump has stated his continued interest in deporting thousands of Venezuelan migrants and addressing the major migration crisis the South American country’s political turmoil has created.

Good afternoon and happy Friday readers. We’ve made it to the end of another week and the first month of the year! With the Trump administration’s border tariffs on Canada and Mexico set to go into effect tomorrow,

Trump has made it a priority to deter migrants from entering the U.S. illegally and many of the aid programs he halted are funded through the State Department's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, which provides humanitarian assistance to those fleeing persecution, crisis, or violence.

WOLA sat down with Juanita Goebertus Estrada, director of the Americas Division at Human Rights Watch, and Mariano de Alba, an international law specialist. Together, we take stock of the efforts underway to produce a democratic transition and resist the ever-shrinking civic space in Venezuela.