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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrives at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, after joining President Donald Trump for the casualty return at Dover Air Force Base, Del. for the remains of four Americans killed in a suicide bomb attack in Syria. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Mike Pompeo: U.S won’t pull diplomats out of Venezuela

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Anti-government protesters cheer after Juan Guaido, head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress, declares himself interim president of the South American country until new elections can be called, at a rally demanding the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Boris Vergara)

Many Latin American governments support Venezuela’s Guaido

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Jan. 11, 2019 photo, Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly delivers a speech during a public session with opposition members, at a street in Caracas, Venezuela. The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress says that with the nation's backing he's ready to take on Nicolas Maduro's presidential powers and call new elections.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Trump recognizes Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as legitimate president

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

An opposition member holds a poster board with the prices of basic food during a protest against Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Venezuela's re-invigorated opposition faces a crucial test Wednesday as it seeks to fill streets nationwide with protesters in an appeal to the military and the poor to shift loyalties that until recently looked solidly behind Maduro's government. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuelans fill streets clamoring for Nicolas Maduro to step down

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Discontinued Venezuelan bank notes hang above a cigarette stand in the San Jose del Avila neighborhood in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019. Working class neighborhoods in Venezuela's capital sifted through charred rubble and smoldering trash on Tuesday, following a day of isolated protests in response to the arrest of National Guardsmen who mounted an uprising against President Nicolas Maduro. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Venezuelan lawyers seeking protection for Guaido

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Bolivarian National Police stand behind a burning roadblock set up by anti-government protesters who are showing support for a mutiny by some National Guard soldiers in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Venezuela's government said Monday it put down the mutiny. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Maduro foe claims Venezuela presidency amid protests

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Roadblocks set up by anti-government protesters block a street in the Cotiza neighborhood during clashes with security forces as some residents show support for a mutiny by a National Guard unit in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Venezuela's government said Monday it put down the mutiny. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Maduro fires back at US after criticism by Pence

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Roadblocks set up by anti-government protesters block a street in the Cotiza neighborhood during clashes with security forces as some residents show support for a mutiny by a National Guard unit in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Venezuela's government said Monday it put down the mutiny. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuelans clean up after violent protests in capital

By SCOTT SMITH and FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at 2019 March for Life dinner in Washington, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pence declares U.S. support for Venezuelan opposition leader on eve of protests

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A loyal National Guard soldier looks out to the street from behind his base's wall after an apparent mutiny by some of his fellow guards in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. The disturbance started after a group of men dressed in military fatigues and carrying assault weapons published a series of videos on social media saying they won't recognize President Nicolas Maduro's government. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Signs of fraying in military support for Venezuela president

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Residents protest in support of a mutiny by a national guard unit and against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in the Cotiza neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Security forces have fired tear gas against protesters in a poor neighborhood near the presidential palace after an apparent uprising by a national guard unit. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubilos)

Venezuela quells soldiers’ revolt, top court blasts congress

By Fabiola Sanchez - Associated Press

Roadblocks set up by anti-government protesters block a street in the Cotiza neighborhood during clashes with security forces as some residents show support for a mutiny by a National Guard unit in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 21, 2019. Venezuela's government said Monday it put down the mutiny. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Group in video threatens action in Venezuela

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Illustration on the suppression of comedy in Venezuela by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

How comedians in Venezuela try to stay ahead of the horrors, and not get arrested

By A.J. Rice

A tank of Venezuelan Bolivarian National Army moves inside the Military base Paramacay in Valencia, Venezuela, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2017. Venezuelan ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello said the military squashed a "terrorist" attack at the military base Sunday, shortly after a small group of men dressed in military fatigues released a video declaring themselves in rebellion.(AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Pedro Sanchez Venezuela tank deal props up Nicolas Maduro

By Martin Arostegui — Special to The Washington Times

Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly delivers a speech during a public session with opposition members, at a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress says that with the nation's backing he's ready to take on Nicolas Maduro's presidential powers and call new elections.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Correction: Venezuela-Maduro’s Challenger story

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ and SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gives his annual address to the nation, before members of the Constitutional Assembly inside the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Jan. 14, 2019. Venezuela’s economic crisis is deepening, with masses fleeing the country to escape runaway inflation on pace to surpass 23 million percent. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Embattled President Maduro raises Venezuelan wages to $6.70

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Juan Guaido, President of the Venezuelan National Assembly delivers a speech during a public session with opposition members, at a street in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019. The head of Venezuela's opposition-run congress says that with the nation's backing he's ready to take on Nicolas Maduro's presidential powers and call new elections.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

US says time for new government in Venezuela

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a press conference with foreign media at Miraflores presidential palace where an image of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar is displayed in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Maduro will be sworn in for a second, six-year term on Thursday. (AP Photo/Boris Vergara)

Nicolas Maduro, Venezuela president, celebrates 2nd term as crisis deepens

By Scott Smith - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro holds a press conference with foreign media at Miraflores presidential palace where an image of Venezuelan independence hero Simon Bolivar is displayed in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019. Maduro will be sworn in for a second, six-year term on Thursday. (AP Photo/Boris Vergara)

The Latest: Brazil party chief blasted for Maduro visit

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FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2008 file photo, Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director of Human Rights Watch, talks to reporters at the international airport in Sao Paulo. Human Rights Watch and the Venezuelan non-governmental group Foro Penal say in report released Wednesday, Jan9, 2019, that law enforcement agencies in Venezuela have tortured military personnel and their relatives. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Report: Military officers, relatives tortured in Venezuela

By LUIS ALONSO LUGO - Associated Press