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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo waits to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Mike Pompeo says ‘bad deal not an option’ with North Korea

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Mike Pompeo focused on North Korea denuclearization

The Washington Times

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro arrives to the government-controlled National Electoral Council to be officially declared the winner of the presidential election, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Mike Pompeo vows reciprocal action to Venezuelan expulsion of U.S. diplomats

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Legitimacy of Nicolas Maduro’s presidential win challenged

By Frederico Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 5, 2014 file photo, soldiers march during an Independence Day parade in Caracas, Venezuela. As Venezuela quickly goes broke and hyperinflation pulverizes soldiers' paychecks, discontent is penetrating the barracks, raising doubts whether soldiers will maintain loyalty. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

Empty stomachs drive Venezuela soldiers to desert in droves

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

People shout &quot;Freedom for prisoners&quot; outside the political police SEBIN headquarters and jail in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, May 17, 2018. Second from left is David Sosa, who was held at SEBIN along with ex-mayor Daniel Ceballos and American citizen Joshua Holt. The Utah man has been imprisoned in Venezuela for two years without a trial is making an emotional plea for Americans' help getting out of a Caracas jail. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

The Latest: Jailed Utah man not among inmates transferred

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Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela for several months, at her home, in Riverton, Utah. In two short videos shot on a cell phone and posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018, on his Facebook page Joshua Holt said his life was threatened during a disturbance by inmates that include President Nicolas Maduro’s top opponents. Venezuela’s chief prosecutor sent a commission to the jail to discuss the prisoners’ demands. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Joshua Holt, Utah man in Venezuela jail, pleas for freedom in video

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt, who has been jailed in Venezuela for several months, at her home, in Riverton, Utah. In two short videos shot on a cell phone and posted Wednesday, May 16, 2018, on his Facebook page Joshua Holt said his life was threatened during a disturbance by inmates that include President Nicolas Maduro’s top opponents. Venezuela’s chief prosecutor sent a commission to the jail to discuss the prisoners’ demands. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah man jailed in Venezuela pleas for freedom in video

By BY JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Workers wait for information about their jobs outside the Kellogg's factory in Maracay, Venezuela, Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Workers arriving Tuesday for the early shift were surprised to find a notice taped to an iron gate informing them that the company had been forced to shutter its operations. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Hernandez)

Kellogg latest US brand to ditch crisis-wracked Venezuela

By JUAN CARLOS HERNANDEZ - Associated Press

Conoco continues seizing Venezuela assets in Dutch islands

By DERK DRAYER - Associated Press

A warning sign stands at the entrance of the PDVSA/BOPEC Brasil Terminal in Rincon Bonaire on the Caribbean Netherlands island of Bonaire, Monday, May 7, 2018, where Venezuela refines and stores its heavy crude. U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips is pressing for control of Venezuela's key offshore operations in the Caribbean, seeking to recoup $2 billion from a decade-old dispute with the nation struggling to feed its people, a source confirmed Monday. (AP Photo/Stephan Kogelman)

Curacao court OKs Conoco seizing Venezuelan oil assets

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A warning sign stands at the entrance of the PDVSA/BOPEC Brasil Terminal in Rincon Bonaire on the Caribbean Netherlands island of Bonaire, Monday, May 7, 2018, where Venezuela refines and stores its heavy crude. U.S. oil giant ConocoPhillips is pressing for control of Venezuela's key offshore operations in the Caribbean, seeking to recoup $2 billion from a decade-old dispute with the nation struggling to feed its people, a source confirmed Monday. (AP Photo/Stephan Kogelman)

ConocoPhillips moves to take key Venezuelan oil operations

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

While Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (left) and Argentine President Mauricio Marci may share a title, they couldn't be more ideologically divided. And that divide is matched by a personal animosity. Just last month, Mr. Macri told reporters he wants "what's happening in Venezuela to come to an end." He also pulled out of the UNASUR. (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Nicolas Maduro-Mauricio Marci feud defines foreign relations

By Federico Puglie -- SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

FILE - In this Oct. 25, 2011 file photo, a Conoco sign shines in Dallas. The Houston-based company said on Wednesday, April 25, 2018, that it won a $2 billion arbitration award against Venezuela's state oil company over the seizure a decade ago of investments in two projects in the OPEC nation. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

ConocoPhillips wins $2 billion arbitration against Venezuela

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Correction: Venezuela-Chevron Employees Arrested story

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence shakes hands with Peru's Housing Minister Javier Pique upon his arrival at the Jorge Chavez international airport in Lima, Peru, Friday, April 13, 2018. Pence is in Lima to attend the Americas Summit. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

U.S. spending $16 million more for Venezuelan refugees

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

Venezuelans shout anti-Trump slogans during a protest against the Summit of the Americas, in Lima, Peru, Thursday, April 12, 2018. U.S. President Donald Trump had planned to attend the 8th Summit of the Americas in Lima canceled his plans, choosing to stay in Washington to manage the U.S. response to an apparent chemical weapons attack on civilians in Syria. (AP Photo/Karel Navarro)

Venezuela collapse creates immigration wave in South America

By Federico Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

In this Jan. 25, 2018, file photo, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speaks with reporters as he leaves the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who is moderating bipartisan negotiations on immigration, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Rubio fills void at Americas summit left by absent Trump

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

California college invites Venezuelan officials to promote ‘economics that serve people not profits

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

"The presence of President Trump would have been beneficial and important," said Peru's President Martin Vizcarra. "But [Vice President Mike Pence's attendance] means that the United States ratifies the importance to participate in the summit." (ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS)

Mike Pence to sub for Donald Trump at Summit of the Americas

By Frederic Puglie Special to The Washington Times