The United States and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations. On Friday, a delegation from the Trump administration arrived in Venezuela.

Nicolas Maduro served as president of Venezuela for more than 10 years before he was ousted over the weekend in a United States military operation that captured and brought him to the U.S. to face narco-terrorism charges.

U.S. attack that removed President Nicolás Maduro from power on Saturday, Venezuela's interior minister Diosdado Cabello said.

A McMaster University philosophy professor says the U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro puts Venezuelans in a "very dangerous" political situation, while another Venezuelan in Hamilton says she sees the move as a chance for positive change.

The auction victory for Elliott and Amber came just prior to the Trump administration deposing Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. That move potentially positions Citgo and other U.S. refiners to receive more barrels of the heavy-grade Venezuelan crude oil desired by many Gulf Coast refineries.

Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S.

Security forces have boarded buses, searched phones and interrogated people, looking for evidence that they welcomed the capture of Nicolás Maduro.

Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pled not guilty to drug trafficking charges Jan. 5 in New York federal court. "I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man, the president of my country," Maduro told the judge.