We take a deeper look at the evolving situation in Venezuela. Fifteen years ago, on assignment for The Times, I traveled to Venezuela to fish the turquoise water and bone-white sand flats of Los Roques National Park, a short flight from Caracas, the nation’s capital.

In Venezuela, money does not enter the economy as a steady stream. Instead, it arrives in bursts, timed to crude cargoes leaving port. That is why a single ship seizure can feel like a national budget event. This week, the US made the shipping lane the ...

The Trump administration’s seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela is one of the most dramatic twists yet in a military pressure campaign against Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro. The boarding of a foreign ship is an unusual step and ...

President Trump says he's imposing a ban on all sanctioned oil tankers leaving Venezuela. Venezuela's government is calling this an 'outrageous threat' intended to rob the country of its oil wealth. President Trump says he is imposing a ban on all ...

Venezuela is swiftly becoming ground zero of President Trump’s America First reshaping of US foreign policy. The United States seized the oil tanker Skipper off the country’s coast Wednesday, capping off months of heightened tensions. The sanctioned ...

Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy, which is exceptionally dependent on oil to keep the government running and pay for basic necessities. Seizures of more tankers could put a stranglehold on Venezuela’s economy ...

The US special forces raid that captured Nicolas Maduro in Caracas was executed smoothly after months of planning. What comes next in Venezuela is likely to be much messier and more protracted — undercutting hopes of a quick,

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. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges,