The United States has reopened its embassy in Venezuela's capital Caracas, the US State Department said on Monday, almost three months after US special forces captured the country's former

The change announced on March 19, 2026, moves the country’s ranking from Level 4 Do Not Travel to Level 3: Reconsider Travel.

The United States has lifted more sanctions on Venezuela’s gold and mineral industries. This decision was announced by the US Treasury Department through its Office of Foreign Assets Control. The move allows companies to begin working again in Venezuela’s mining sector.

Trump said the US would "run" Venezuela and its oil but Maduro loyalist Delcy Rodriguez is in charge on the ground.

President Donald Trump has responded to Venezuela beating the U.S. in the World Baseball Classic by calling for statehood.

María Corina Machado is pitching Venezuela as a top U.S. oil partner after she said the Trump administration’s arrest of former dictator Nicolás Maduro opened up a “new era."

US sanctions prevent the Venezuelan government from footing the bill and Maduro and Flores say they do not have sufficient personal funds to cover it themselves. View on euronews

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy said failure to act on a looming funding cliff could force deep benefit cuts.