Secretary of State Marco Rubio has begun his much-anticipated congressional testimony about Venezuela, defending the Trump administration’s military operation to oust and arrest then-President Nicolas Maduro as Republican and Democratic lawmakers offered starkly different readings of the current situation.

Democrats sharply questioned the plan, including the role of Qatar in managing an account funded by the sale of Venezuelan oil.

By Erin Banco, Jonathan Landay and Matt Spetalnick NEW YORK, Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence reports have raised doubts about whether interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez will cooperate with the Trump administration by formally cutting ties with U.

The Venezuelan interim government has agreed to submit a monthly budget to the United States for approval, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday. Speaking at a Senate committee hearing,

Venezuela’s acting president Delcy Rodríguez said Sunday she has had “enough” of Washington’s orders, as she works to unite the country after the US capture of its former leader Nicolás Maduro.

Secretary of state says US military not ‘postured’ for action as he defends Trump’s intervention to topple Maduro regime

Secretary of state does not rule out further US military action in Venezuela, according to prepared remarks