With Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody, who is Venezuela's new acting President Delcy Rodríguez, and what are her chances of remaining in power?

Economic instability in Venezuela after the U.S. raid to capture its president is deepening inflation and rattling the currency, sending grocery bills soaring for millions of people.

Harris' January 2026 post did not contain the alleged quote, nor did a previous post (archived) about Venezuela from 2019, in which she called for Venezuelans to receive Temporary Protected Status, a legal status that nationals of certain designated countries can apply for.

Trump appears to view Venezuela the way private equity investors view bloated chain restaurants — namely, as underperforming assets, hiding under a scaffolding of overhead costs that are ripe for re-structuring — and with the proceeds going back to the guys behind the takeover.

Residents living in the capital, Caracas, and elsewhere have expressed concerns about safety and the country’s future as its leadership and the level of U.S. involvement remains in flux.

President Trump sidelined Venezuela's opposition and is working with remnants of the regime led by ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. What's next for the opposition?

State Department says that Americans should leave Venezuela ASAP. The Department of Homeland Security says it’s safe for Venezuelan immigrants to return there

On Saturday morning, in what the Trump administration dubbed Operation Absolute Resolve, Delta Force commandos entered the compound of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and extracted him from his own country. They took his wife too, and killed dozens of Venezuelans in their path.

"The Venezuela operation makes me very nervous. I'm worried about the competence of a lot of the officials involved"

The secretary of state said that a military “quarantine” on some oil exports would stay in place to put pressure on the country’s acting leadership.