Venezuela

COMMENTARY When leftist Gustavo Petro becomes Colombia's president on Sunday, his credibility will rely a lot on how firmly he pressures leftist Venezuela.

Eligible Venezuelans will be able to live in the United States with Temporary Protected Status for another 18 months, the Biden administration announced Monday.

Turns out Nicolás Maduro's still the guy the world has to talk to in Venezuela. But recognizing Juan Guaidó as the country's legitimate president is still a useful tool.

Congressman Charlie Crist said conditions haven’t improved in a “violent, socialist” Venezuela since Biden first issued a temporary-protected status executive order for Venezuelans in March 2021.

Venezuela's opposition leader — recognized by the the U.S. and much of the world as the country's leader — will only attend the Summit of the Americas virtually.

COMMENTARY The Mexican president's petulance is a reminder that Mambí's new owners can't afford to make a Spanish-language Fox a Spanish-language MSNBC.

Carlos Vecchio said, "we need more time to include more Venezuelans" for Temporary Protected Status — and blasted Venezuela's authoritarian regime.

President Biden's Cuba policy changes got wall-to-wall South Florida coverage last week. His Venezuela move, not so much — but it could be just as consequential.

The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

COMMENTARY Biden has little choice but to exclude Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Americas Summit. Nor can he welcome U.S. democracy-defilers.

COMMENTARY Florida politicos are so conditioned to win votes by calling for U.S. military intervention in Latin America that they disregard its dangers in Ukraine.

The possibility of relaxing U.S. sanctions on Venezuelan oil to replace banned Russian oil raises a larger issue of whether they have a real effect on the Maduro regime.