Venezuela ’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez told journalists Monday that her country had no plans to become the 51st U.S. state after President Donald Trump said he was “seriously considering” the move.

President Donald Trump is cultivating a functional authoritarianism in Venezuela calibrated to serve American energy and geostrategic interests.

The Trump administration has lifted sanctions on Venezuela's interim President Delcy Rodriguez, according to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, as the U.S. seeks to rebuild ties with the Venezuelan government. The rollback comes ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Delcy Rodríguez exceeded her 90-day temporary appointment as Venezuela’s acting president after Nicolas Maduro’s January capture by U.S. forces. The National ...