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FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019 file photo, Dennysse Vadell sits between her daughters Veronica, right, and Cristina holding a digital photograph of father and husband Tomeu who is currently jailed in Venezuela with five other executives from Houston-based Citgo, in Katy, Texas, Friday. According to a family member of one of the other arrested men, they were rounded up while under house arrest in Venezuela on Feb. 5, 2020 by SEBIN intelligence police hours after President Donald Trump met Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's chief opponent at the White House. (AP Photo/John L Mone, File, File)

Maduro accused of “disappearing” US oilmen as trial delayed

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

A passenger rests inside a public bus in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. The debate over fresh U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing out Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro played out Wednesday across the crisis-stricken South American nation. Bus drivers say the crisis has left them struggling to earn a living. Their bus companies often can't find spare parts to repair broken down vehicles and replace flat tires. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelans react to U.S. sanctions targeting Maduro

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Self-proclaimed interim president of Venezuela and opposition leader Juan Guaido speaks at a press conference in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Guaido returned this week from an international tour seeking support to oust President Nicolas Maduro, violating a travel ban. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Portugal says airline suspension by Venezuela is unjustified

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In this Aug. 25, 2011 photo, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, papal delegate for the Legionaries of Christ, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Vatican City. Benedict XVI had entrusted De Paolis, one of the Vatican’s most respected canon lawyers, to turn the Legion around in 2010, after revelations that its founder, the late Rev. Marcial Maciel, had raped his seminarians, fathered three children and built a cult-like order to hide his crimes. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)

Priests of disgraced Legion face trial for obstruction claim

By NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA VERZA - Associated Press

A member of the Bolivarian National Militia brandishes a rifle during an invasion drill in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro ordered two days of nationwide military exercises, including participation of civilian militias. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Denouncing US, Venezuelan troops, militias stage drills

By JORGE RUEDA and MATIAS DELACROIX - Associated Press

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds up a copy of his country's case taken to the International Criminal Court regarding U.S. sanctions during a press conference at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. Venezuela is demanding that Washington stop piling on punishing financial sanctions aimed at forcing a regime change in Venezuela. The international court must next decide whether it will open an investigation. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelan president says arrest of Juan Guaidó “will come”

By SCOTT SMITH and CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, accompanied by first lady Cilia Flores, flashes a heart-hand symbol at supporters during an event at the Miraflores Presidential Palace to mark Youth Day, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela slams Trump for sanctions set on regime change

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Opposition leader Juan Guaido waves to supporters during a rally at Bolivar Plaza in Chacao, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. Guaido returned home from a tour of nations that back his effort to oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Energized Guaidó returns to Venezuela, vowing move forward

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

President Donald Trump welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Opposition backers in Venezuela ask what’s next for Guaidó

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido waves as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

President Trump finds bipartisan support for a pro-U.S. Venezuelan leader Juan Guaido

By Clifford D. May

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, center, arrives to meet with Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza at the Foreign Ministry in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Russian foreign minister visits Venezuela, bolstering Maduro

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019 file photo, Dennysse Vadell sits between her daughters Veronica, right, and Cristina holding a digital photograph of father and husband Tomeu who is currently jailed in Venezuela with five other executives from Houston-based Citgo, in Katy, Texas, Friday. According to a family member of one of the other arrested men, they were rounded up while under house arrest in Venezuela on Feb. 5, 2020 by SEBIN intelligence police hours after President Donald Trump met Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's chief opponent at the White House. (AP Photo/John L Mone, File, File)

Venezuela rounds up US oil executives as Guaidó visits DC

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Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido waves as President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020. (Leah Millis/Pool via AP)

Venezuelan opposition head meets Trump in show of US support

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump welcomes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido to the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump hosts Venezuela’s Guiado at White House as more sanctions loom

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Rights group says criminals terrorizing miners in Venezuela

By MANUEL RUEDA - Associated Press

Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido's claim of "interim president" is backed by the Trump administration. An ally says the U.S. sanctions are beginning to bite the Madruo government. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Juan Guaido ally says U.S. sanctions on Maduro regime starting to bite

By Lauren Toms - The Washington Times

Venezuela's interim President Juan Guaido speaks to the media after a rally in Miami, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. Guaido told a large crowd of cheering expatriates in Miami on Saturday that he will soon make his return to Caracas from an international tour with the “world's backing” to oust President Nicolás Maduro. (AP Photo/Gaston De Cardenas)

Guaidó rallies Venezuelan expats in Miami at end of tour

By GISELA SALOMON and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

The leader of Venezuela's political opposition Juan Guaido waves during a visit to Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. Juan Guaido, the man who one year ago launched a bid to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, arrived Saturday in Spain, where a thriving community of Venezuelans and a storm among Spanish political parties awaited him. (AP Photo/Paul White)

Venezuela’s Guaidó angles for Trump meeting at end of trip

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives his annual address to the nation inside the chamber of the Constituent Assembly on the grounds of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela’s Maduro offers some diplomacy with Colombia

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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gives his annual address to the nation before members of the Constituent Assembly on the grounds of the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Ally of Venezuela’s Maduro hires DC lobbyist to build ties

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press