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FILE - In this June 22, 2017 file photo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gives a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela. Maduro said a helicopter fired on Venezuela's Supreme Court in a confusing incident that he claimed was part of a conspiracy to destabilize his socialist government, on Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Nicolas Maduro: Stolen helicopter fires on Venezuela Supreme Court in ‘terrorist attack’

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 24, 2017 file photo, Bolivarian National Police officers ride away on a motorcycle with a detained anti-government protester, in Caracas, Venezuela. President Nicolas Maduro’s administration is defending the use of the military tribunals to try detained protesters, saying they are part of emergency measures necessary to ensure national security against what they decry as foreign-backed attempts to violently oust the socialist government from power. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Rising use of military tribunals alarms Venezuela activists

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb 18, 2014 file photo, opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, second from right, draped in a Venezuelan national flag, is flanked by Jose Rafael Perez, right, just before Lopez surrenders to national guards, in Caracas, Venezuela. Lopez's wife Lilian Tintori stood outside a military hospital in Caracas late Wednesday, May 3, 2017, after an unconfirmed report on social media said her husband was taken there with a medical emergency. (AP Photo/Juan Manuel Hernandez, File)

Jailed Venezuela activist dispels rumors of health emergency

By JORGE RUEDA and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

An anti-government protester holds a bible under the watch of riot police during a march in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, April 20, 2017. Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the streets again, one day after three people were killed and hundreds arrested in the biggest anti-government demonstrations in years. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Latin America nations condemn Venezuela violence

Associated Press

Julio Borges, speaker of the opposition-dominated National Assembly, said President Trump is among a growing number of world leaders who understand that Venezuela's meltdown is having harrowing effects and sparking instability far beyond its borders. (Associated Press/File)

Julio Borges, Venezuela opposition leader, welcomes Donald Trump’s policy

By Frederic Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuelan Bolivarian National guards officers are confronted by university students during a protest outside of the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 31, 2017. Venezuelans have been thrust into a new round of political turbulence after the government-stacked Supreme Court gutted congress of its last vestiges of power, drawing widespread condemnation from foreign governments and sparking protests in the capital. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuela’s top prosecutor rebukes Supreme Court power grab

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2006 file photo, Venezuelan opposition leader Manuel Rosales gives a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela. Venezuelas government freed Rosales from jail before dawn on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016. The former governor of Zulia state who ran for president in 2006 was jailed in October 2015 on charges of illicit enrichment upon returning to Venezuela from exile in Peru. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero, File)

Venezuela frees jailed activists, ex-presidential candidate

Associated Press

Colombia airline resumes Caracas flights after scare

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this Aug. 16, 2016 photo, 3-year-old Ashley Pacheco sucks on her thumb as she rests in a hospital bed during her two-month stay at University Hospital in Caracas, Venezuela. As the health care system collapses, the tiniest slips, like Ashley’s tumble while chasing her brother in mid-July, turned into a life-or-death crisis when her scraped knee led to a staph infection. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

A child’s scraped knee a life or death matter in Venezuela

By HANNAH DREIER - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks to oil workers during a demonstration outside of Miraflores Presidential Palace after he met with U.S. diplomat Thomas Shannon in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. Shannon, the U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, met with Maduro during a visit meant to help jumpstart dialogue with the South American nation that faces mounting political strife and economic hardship. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Jeff Duncan presses for tougher U.S. stance on Venezuela

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez scolded her fellow representatives in an angry, 30-minute address.

Venezuela scolds OAS outreach as interference

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

In this June 1, 2016 photo, a student lays his head down during class at a public high school in Caracas, Venezuela. The annual high school dropout rate has doubled to 11 percent since 2011 and schools are understaffed as professionals flee the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

No food, no teachers, violence in failing Venezuela schools

By Hannah Dreier - Associated Press

Venezuelan American Leadership Council rallies against Nicolas Maduro’s socialist regime

By Jessie Fox - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Corker, Tennessee Republican, hit Venezuela's "flawed economic policies and political system," just as the U.S. is seeking to repair ties. (Associated Press)

Bob Corker slams Venezuela as U.S. seeks better ties

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, San Cristobal's Mayor Patricia Gutierrez wears a rosary and a T-shirt with an image of her jailed husband Daniel Ceballos with a hashtag that reads in Spanish &quot;Free Ceballos&quot; at a protest in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Ceballos phoned his mother before dawn on Saturday, May 23, 2015 to say he'd been moved to a prison in San Juan de los Morros, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, file photo, San Cristobal's Mayor Patricia Gutierrez wears a rosary and a T-shirt with an image of her jailed husband Daniel Ceballos with a hashtag that reads in Spanish &quot;Free Ceballos&quot; at a protest in San Cristobal, Venezuela. Ceballos phoned his mother before dawn on Saturday, May 23, 2015 to say he'd been moved to a prison in San Juan de los Morros, according to his attorney. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)

Jailed Venezuelan leader starts hunger strike, urges protest

By JORGE RUEDA - Associated Press

Venezuela unrest illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

JOHN THOMSON: In Venezuela, crumbling economy, weak opposition

By John R. Thomson

Sending a message: Venezuelans rallied for their government Thursday as President Nicolas Maduro responded to U.S. sanctions by asking legislators to expand his powers in the name of fighting imperialism. (Associated Press)

Obama clash with Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro backfires as Latin Americans unite against U.S.

By Andre F. Radzischewski - Special to The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, center, waves a national flag during a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Venezuelans took to the streets of Caracas in dueling demonstrations on Saturday, with one group calling attention to a crackdown on opponents of the government and another showing support for the embattled socialist administration. At left is Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Obama orders sanctions on Venezuelan officials

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times