https://jamoke.news/topic/venezuelaU.S. policy on Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro.en-usSat, 07 Nov 2026 01:32:00 +0000https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-armed-man-arrested-near-white-house-for-allegedly-threatening-trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-06-armed-man-arrested-near-white-house-for-allegedly-threatening-trumpFri, 06 Nov 2026 23:53:14 +0000The Secret Service said a Venezuelan migrant in the U.S. illegally was arrested with an arsenal of weapons in his car near the White House and threatened to kill President Trump. NBC News’ Tom Winter reports.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-rubio-says-elections-in-venezuela-would-ideally-be-held-next-yearhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-05-rubio-says-elections-in-venezuela-would-ideally-be-held-next-yearFri, 06 Nov 2026 00:18:09 +0000Secretary of State Marco Rubio laid out a series of steps the United States wants to see before Venezuela holds free elections.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-trump-pushes-venezuela-for-agreement-allowing-u-s-troops-to-stayhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-trump-pushes-venezuela-for-agreement-allowing-u-s-troops-to-stayTue, 03 Nov 2026 18:17:14 +0000The two countries have long been adversaries, and the United States attacked Venezuela this year, but Secretary of State Marco Rubio is starting talks on a legal agreement.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-rubio-urges-venezuela-to-release-remaining-political-prisonershttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-03-rubio-urges-venezuela-to-release-remaining-political-prisonersTue, 03 Nov 2026 12:09:20 +0000The US secretary of state also discusses laying the groundwork for 'free, fair, and credible elections'.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-now-is-the-time-for-the-u-s-to-pursue-venezuelan-electionshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-11-01-now-is-the-time-for-the-u-s-to-pursue-venezuelan-electionsSun, 01 Nov 2026 11:30:26 +0000María Corina Machado’s push for a democratic transition can give the Trump administration a much-needed foreign policy win.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-judge-overseeing-maduro-trial-dieshttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-28-judge-overseeing-maduro-trial-diesWed, 28 Oct 2026 17:16:58 +0000Judge Alvin Hellerstein, who denied Cilia Flores' bond request and oversaw the Nicolas Maduro torture case, died at age 92 of natural causes.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-shows-off-tanker-with-1m-barrels-of-oil-and-floats-venezuela-ashttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-shows-off-tanker-with-1m-barrels-of-oil-and-floats-venezuela-asTue, 27 Oct 2026 23:07:06 +0000President at Texas campaign rally hails deal struck with post-Maduro government as ‘greatest oil victory in history’Donald Trump suggested Venezuela would become the 51st state of the United States on Tuesday as the president showed off a thttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-continues-calls-for-venezuela-to-be-51st-statehttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-continues-calls-for-venezuela-to-be-51st-stateTue, 27 Oct 2026 20:28:41 +0000President Trump renewed calls for Venezuela to be the 51st U.S. state after touting the barrels of oil coming from the South American country. "It will become a prosperous country, and who knows? Maybe someday soon, it will become a prosperhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-and-rubio-plan-to-visit-oil-tanker-carrying-venezuelan-crude-inhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-27-trump-and-rubio-plan-to-visit-oil-tanker-carrying-venezuelan-crude-inTue, 27 Oct 2026 14:52:16 +0000President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday plan to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-rubio-warns-venezuela-s-machado-street-protests-won-t-get-you-democrachttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-rubio-warns-venezuela-s-machado-street-protests-won-t-get-you-democracTue, 27 Oct 2026 00:20:23 +0000A day after Venezuela's exiled opposition leader returned to Caracas with great fanfare, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a veiled warning against interfering with the country's fragile democratic transition pushed by the Trump adhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-trump-takes-blow-in-brazil-faces-new-challenge-in-venezuelahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-26-trump-takes-blow-in-brazil-faces-new-challenge-in-venezuelaMon, 26 Oct 2026 11:29:01 +0000In today’s issue: President Trump's South America policy suffered setbacks on Sunday as a key ally took a stunning defeat in Brazil and Venezuela's top opposition leader returned to her home country to challenge its Trump-backed leader. Bhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-25-venezuelan-opposition-leader-mar-a-corina-machado-returned-to-her-counhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-25-venezuelan-opposition-leader-mar-a-corina-machado-returned-to-her-counMon, 26 Oct 2026 01:13:00 +0000Democratic lawmakers urged the Venezuelan government to hold elections following opposition leader María Corina Machado’s recent return to the country after nearly a year in exile. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the top Democrat on the Senathttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-24-in-the-venezuelan-stronghold-of-doral-some-voters-discouraged-by-trumphttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-24-in-the-venezuelan-stronghold-of-doral-some-voters-discouraged-by-trumpSun, 25 Oct 2026 01:47:44 +0000Doral, Florida, has the largest Venezuelan population of any city in the country.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-23-under-u-s-watch-venezuela-grapples-with-tensions-over-democracyhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-23-under-u-s-watch-venezuela-grapples-with-tensions-over-democracyFri, 23 Oct 2026 17:15:01 +0000Dinorah Figuera, left, Delcy Rodríguez and Jorge Rodríguez during a meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on Thursday, in a photo released by the Venezuelan presidency.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-21-federal-grand-jury-indicts-man-shot-by-ice-officer-in-austinhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-21-federal-grand-jury-indicts-man-shot-by-ice-officer-in-austinWed, 21 Oct 2026 17:40:04 +0000A Venezuelan man who was shot and wounded by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a traffic stop in Austin last month has been indicted on a federal assault charge. A federal grand jury indicted Wilber Rafael Garces Phttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-17-terror-groups-are-handing-venezuela-s-critical-minerals-over-to-chinahttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-17-terror-groups-are-handing-venezuela-s-critical-minerals-over-to-chinaSat, 17 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0000The Trump administration must address the corruption of the Venezuelan government and its role in allowing terrorist organizations and cartels to fund themselves by smuggling critical minerals to Chinese buyers.https://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-torture-related-charges-in-new-yorkhttps://jamoke.news/story/2026-10-15-maduro-pleads-not-guilty-to-new-torture-related-charges-in-new-yorkThu, 15 Oct 2026 16:52:44 +0000"I reject this document entirely," Maduro said in court, responding to newly added torture-related charges.