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The administration's plan is to open the spigots of global oil, starting in Venezuela, with the goal of $2-per-gallon gasoline, forever. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Venezuela , Government Policy , Oil Production , Gasoline Prices

Simplified: The administration's plan is to open global oil production, beginning in Venezuela, aiming for permanent $2-per-gallon gasoline.

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1 week ago
The bulk of the drugs seized was marijuana (Venezuela is a transit hub for cocaine) and it is unclear where those seizures took place. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Venezuela , Marijuana , Cocaine , Drug Seizures

Simplified: The majority of the drugs seized were marijuana, and the locations of these seizures are unclear.

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1 week ago
Venezuela has about 303 billion barrels in proven oil reserves, while the United States has about 46 billion barrels, according to the Energy Information Administration. 1.000

👤 Energy Information Administration 📋 News Article 🏷️ Statistics , United States , Venezuela , Oil

Simplified: Venezuela possesses approximately 303 billion barrels in proven oil reserves, and the United States has about 46 billion barrels, according to the Ene...

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1 week ago
Mr. Trump has insisted that it is not the right time for an open election in Venezuela. 0.900

👤 Donald Trump 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Venezuela

Simplified: Donald Trump has insisted that it is not the right time for an open election in Venezuela.

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2 weeks ago
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil insisted that the Venezuelan people had the right to self-determination. 0.900

👤 President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Brazil , Venezuela , Self-determination

Simplified: President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil insisted that the Venezuelan people have the right to self-determination.

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2 weeks ago
President Trump has made it clear that he is willing to use the power of the U.S. military not only for the benefit of securing critical resources, like Venezuela’s huge oil reserves, but also to turn... 0.900

👤 Zolan Kanno-Youngs, David E. Sanger 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Politics , International Relations , Economy , Venezuela

Simplified: President Trump has indicated a willingness to use the U.S. military to secure critical resources, such as Venezuela's oil reserves, and to generate p...

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2 weeks ago
During the meeting, Mr. Trump called for a new election to take place in Venezuela, according to a U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss the meeting, which the person describ... 1.000

👤 U.S. official (anonymous) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , United States , Elections , Venezuela

Simplified: During the September 21, 2026, meeting, President Trump called for a new election in Venezuela, according to an anonymous U.S. official who described...

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2 weeks ago
Ms. Rodríguez’s party, in power since 1999, spent years shaping and then rigging the vote in its favor, disqualifying popular opposition candidates and doling out favors to government supporters. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Historical , Elections , Venezuela

Simplified: Delcy Rodríguez's party, in power in Venezuela since 1999, spent years rigging votes, disqualifying opposition candidates, and favoring government sup...

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2 weeks ago
Delcy Rodríguez, Venezuela’s interim president, used a speech before the United Nations General Assembly to promise that her government would hold a democratic vote, vowing to oversee an “orderly lega... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela , United Nations

Simplified: Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, promised during a speech at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2026 that her government...

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2 weeks ago
David Smolansky, a representative, said, “During the last 24 hours, María Corina Machado has been denied entry into Venezuela three times.” 1.000

👤 David Smolansky 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela , Human Rights

Simplified: David Smolansky, a representative, stated on September 22, 2026, that María Corina Machado had been denied entry into Venezuela three times within the...

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2 weeks ago
“During the last 24 hours, María Corina Machado has been denied entry into Venezuela three times,” said David Smolansky, a representative. 1.000

👤 David Smolansky 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela , Human Rights

Simplified: According to her representative David Smolansky, on or around September 22, 2026, opposition leader María Corina Machado was denied entry into Venezue...

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2 weeks ago
In her speech at the U.N., Ms. Rodríguez did not set a timeline for a new vote. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Elections , Venezuela , United Nations

Simplified: In her UN General Assembly speech on September 23, 2026, Delcy Rodríguez did not provide a timeline for new elections in Venezuela.

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2 weeks ago
Just days before Ms. Rodríguez arrived in New York, a U.N. mission charged with investigating human rights abuses in Venezuela published a report that said that “state institutions responsible for rep... 1.000

👤 A U.N. mission 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela , Human Rights , United Nations

Simplified: In September 2026, a UN mission investigating human rights in Venezuela reported that state institutions responsible for repression and human rights v...

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2 weeks ago
A day before the speech, Ms. Rodríguez met with President Trump, posing with the U.S. leader as he flashed a thumbs up. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , United States , Venezuela

Simplified: On September 22, 2026, Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez met with U.S. President Trump.

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2 weeks ago
She called the meeting “historic” in a social media post and said that the two had discussed “strengthening the bilateral relationship” and advancing cooperation on energy, mining and security. 1.000

👤 Delcy Rodríguez 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , United States , Venezuela

Simplified: In a social media post, Delcy Rodríguez called her September 2026 meeting with President Trump "historic" and stated they discussed strengthening bila...

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2 weeks ago
Ms. Rodríguez spoke at the U.N. headquarters in Manhattan as her onetime ally, Mr. Maduro, sits in a jail in Brooklyn, awaiting trial on federal charges of narcoterrorism. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Law , United States , Venezuela

Simplified: As of September 2026, former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is in a jail in Brooklyn, awaiting trial on U.S. federal charges of narcoterrorism.

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2 weeks ago
During the meeting, Mr. Trump called for a new election to take place in Venezuela, according to a U.S. official speaking on the condition of anonymity... 1.000

👤 A U.S. official 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , International Relations , United States , Venezuela

Simplified: According to a U.S. official, President Trump called for a new election in Venezuela during his September 2026 meeting with Delcy Rodríguez.

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2 weeks ago
The opposition leader left Venezuela last year to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela , Biography

Simplified: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado left Venezuela in 2025 to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.

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2 weeks ago
Her government has initiated a dialogue with a wing of the opposition that does not include Ms. Machado. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Venezuela

Simplified: The government of Venezuelan interim president Delcy Rodríguez has started a dialogue with a faction of the opposition that excludes María Corina Mach...

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2 weeks ago
Ms. Rodríguez has since handed enormous power over to Washington, which now controls Venezuela’s finances and significant parts of its resources. 1.000

👤 Julie Turkewitz 📋 News Article 🏷️ Politics , Economics , United States , Venezuela

Simplified: Since becoming acting president in 2026, Delcy Rodríguez has handed power to the United States, which now controls Venezuela’s finances and significan...

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