In Venezuela, residents have to line up for days for a slim chance of getting a few pints of gasoline following years of economic collapse and hyperinflation.
Venezuela installed its latest democratically elected legislators into its National Assembly on Tuesday, but U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez still has concerns about Venezuela's leadership.
President Barack Obama has met with the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro President Barack Obama met with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro during the Summit of Americas on Saturday.
As the Summit of the Americas approaches this week, Latin American leaders have by and large kept silent about charges of human rights abuses in Venezuela made by the United States.
The Venezuelan leader stated that he would round up ten million signatures to protest recent U.S. sanctions against his country and personally hand them to Obama at the Summit of the Americas in Panama which takes place April 10 and 11.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who has mometarily stepped aside from accusing the U.S. of trying to undermine his socialist country and readying his military in the event of a U.S.-based attack, is preparing to give President Barack Obama a gift.
At an emergency summit meeting on Tuesday, Latin American left-wing leaders urged the U.S. to repeal an executive order which declared Venezuela to be a threat to the national security of the US.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order implementing financial sanctions against alleged human rights violators in Venezuela, and U.S. Latino senators have commended the administration's decision.
President Barack Obama issued an executive order Monday addressing the “unusual and extraordinary threat” by Venezuela towards U.S. national security and foreign policy.
U.S. Senator Marco Rubio announced that he is honored to be part of a long list of U.S diplomats and lawmakers who have been officially banned from traveling to Venezuela by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has accused the United States of supporting coup attempts against his government, and the U.S. has fired back to dismiss the allegations.
The U.S. State Department announced this week additional visa restrictions for human rights violators from Venezuela. Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro has since criticized the U.S. government's decision.
The United States (U.S.) has turned down a prisoner swap offer by Venezuelan officials that would have seen the release of an opposition leader of President Nicolas Maduro.
