Tag: Venezuela
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Rockies’ Ezequiel Tovar, Antonio Senzatela rejoice in Venezuela’s WBC championship: ‘I wanted to cry’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Still relishing his country’s World Baseball Classic championship, Rockies shortstop Ezequiel Tovar wore his Venezuela jersey as long as possible Thursday night. Yes, Tovar had to switch into his Rockies gear before taking the field against the San Francisco Giants at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. However, in the clubhouse and…
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Senate advances war powers resolution on Venezuela
The Senate advanced a measure to block the use of troops in Venezuela Thursday morning. The measure was approved on a vote of 52-47, after five Republicans voted with Democrats, ensuring a later vote for final passage on the measure that would require President Donald Trump to get permission from Congress to send troops to…
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Senate may invoke War Powers, as Rubio promises new government in Venezuela
The Senate could vote Thursday to block the Trump administration from sending troops into Venezuela, as Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out a vision to open up the country’s economy and allow for a government transition. The prospect of an American occupation in the unstable country seemed possible after U.S. forces captured former President…
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Progress in Venezuela unclear as new leader orders crackdown on opposition to Maduro
In the wake of the U.S. special operations mission that removed Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro from power Saturday, the newly minted leader of the country, Delcy Rodriguez, ordered a crackdown on any opposition to Maduro while facing pressure to work with the U.S. President Donald Trump initially said the U.S. would run Venezuela and that…
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Denver builder recalls Venezuela’s collapse as Maduro’s party rose to power
When Hugo Chávez — predecessor to deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro — came to power in 1998, Denver builder Noel West Lane was deep into a homebuilding venture in Caracas, supported by business leaders close to the preceding administration of President Rafael Caldera. Early Saturday morning, Lane, who had been president of Denver’s Melody Homes,…
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Trump: New Venezuelan leader will pay ‘bigger’ price than Maduro if she resists U.S.
President Donald Trump issued a major threat to Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, saying she would pay a “bigger” price than Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro if she resisted the United States. Rodriguez struck a defiant tone on Saturday after Trump suggested she would do America’s bidding, calling the abduction of Maduro “barbaric” and saying the country would never become…
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Rubio: U.S. would be running Venezuelan ‘policy’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio clarified President Donald Trump‘s statement that the United States would “run” Venezuela, saying that this would take place through influencing “policy” rather than direct rule. In an appearance on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Rubio gave his first one-on-one interview since the daring U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Trump on Saturday said…
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Next move: Rubio says Cuba ‘in a lot of trouble’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio didn’t divulge details on what the future holds for Cuba after the United States captured former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, only saying the Trump administration isn’t “big fans” of Cuba’s regime. Rubio dismissed the idea of the U.S. being at war with Venezuela, suggesting the U.S. is actually at war against drug trafficking organizations. In the…
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Trump administration defends ‘law enforcement operation’ targeting Maduro
The Trump administration is defending the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores as a law enforcement operation, as the mission comes under congressional scrutiny. At a Saturday press conference at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, the president, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth repeatedly said…
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Maduro capture brings surprise, hope to Venezuelan community in Denver
The announcement that U.S. military personnel arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and took him to the United States sent a shockwave through Denver’s Venezuelan community Saturday. Jimmy, an asylum seeker who came to Denver last year, said his phone blew up with the news. “Ever since Trump came to power in the U.S., there was…