The lawyer for deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro says the United States is blocking funding for the cost of defending himself against drug trafficking charges.

The Venezuelan leader overestimated his strength and misread his exchange with President Trump in the decisive weeks before his capture by U.S. forces.

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Venezuela's oil ministry suspends 19 production-sharing contracts, including projects in Lake Maracaibo and the Orinoco Belt, as part of a broader review of deals linked to US sanctions.

In November, the Florida Board of Education adopted standards for teaching middle and high school students about communism. After that, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. military to invade Venezuela and capture Maduro.

President Trump awarded the nation’s highest military honor, the Medal of Honor, to Chief Warrant Officer Eric Slover, who was wounded during the mission that led to the capture of former Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro.

A man freed from a Venezuelan prison was introduced by President Donald Trump at his State of the Union on Tuesday while detailing the Maduro operation.

The Florida Board of Education unanimously approved adding material about the fall of Maduro into schools' anti-communism curriculum