The new policies mark a shift toward normalizing relations following Maduro’s capture earlier this month.

President Donald Trump said he instructed the U.S. to open up “all commercial airspace” over Venezuela.

Rubio said the U.S. doesn't anticipate that it will need to exert military force in Venezuela, but reserves the right to do so to protect the "national interest of the United States."

The Trump administration has notified Congress that it is taking the first steps to possibly reopen the shuttered U.S. Embassy in Venezuela as it explores restoring relations with the South American country following the U.

Venezuela’s legislature on Thursday approved opening the nation’s oil sector to privatization, reversing a tenet of the self-proclaimed socialist movement that has ruled the country for more than two decades.

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - American Airlines said on Thursday it planned to resume services to Venezuela for the first time in more than six years pending government approval and subject to security assessments,

The CIA is quietly working to establish a permanent US presence on the ground in Venezuela, spearheading the Trump administration’s plans to exert its new-found influence over the country’s future, according to multiple sources familiar with the planning.

Global public affairs and risk advisory firm Forward Global has launched a new advisory group dedicated to helping clients navigate the rapidly changing political and commercial climate in Venezuela.