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U.S. Senator Dick Durbin speaks during a interview with the Associated Press in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, April 7, 2018. Durbin, a Democrat from Illinios, said that he urged Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to uphold democratic processes ahead of Venezuela’s upcoming presidential election. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

US senator meets with Venezuelan president, jailed Utah man

By SCOTT SMITH - Associated Press

Texas Republican made secret peacemaking trip to Venezuela

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this March 28, 2018 video still, Venezuelan musician Wuilly Arteaga holds his violin during an interview, in New York. The young violinist gained fame after playing somber renditions of Venezuela's national anthem during the 2017 protests. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The face of bloody protests in Venezuela moves on in NY

By CLAUDIA TORRENS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 13, 2018 file photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. The powerful U.S. senator travelled to Venezuela, Wednesday, April 4, 2018, as pressure mounts on President Nicolas Maduro to hand over a Utah man jailed in the turbulent South American country for nearly two years. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

US senator visits Venezuela amid talks over jailed Utah man

By SCOTT SMITH and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

A Eucharistic Minister serves communion during Mass at a Catholic church in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 29, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Socialist Venezuela faces Easter wafer shortage

By Bradford Richardson - The Washington Times

In this March 20, 2018 photo, Guido Nunez-Mujica, right, meets for the firs time with fellow Venezuelans who he helped leave Venezuela, Daniel Klie, left, and Elias Martinez, third from left, as Elias' girlfriend Elizabeth Vieria and Nunez-Mujica' American husband Tom Japhet join them at a bar in Santiago, Chile. Nunez-Mujica, who works in the U.S., is helping resettle a group of young Venezuelans trying to retrace his own immigrant’s journey to a better future. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)

US tech worker helps fellow Venezuelans flee economic mayhem

By TERRY CHEA and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

Florida law targets Venezuela, but will have limited impact

Associated Press

Eduardo Mendez, newly named executive director of the National System of Youth and Children's Orchestras of Venezuela better known as &quot;El Sistema&quot;, or The System, speaks during an interview at an auditorium in Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, March 26, 2018. El Sistema faces a crucial stage after the death of its creator and main driving force, Jose Antonio Abreu. Moving forward with Abreu's legacy is now the main challenge of Mendez. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

Venezuela’s famous youth orchestra faces tough times

By FABIOLA SANCHEZ - Associated Press

In this, Monday, March 12, 2018 photo, Helene Villalonga speaks during an interview at AMAVEX INC., an organization she founded that helps reunify migrant families and victims of domestic violence find shelter, in Doral, Fla. People who study immigrant trends in the United States says the Venezuelans seem to be following a similar path as the Cubans who fled the revolution in 1959 and the upheaval that followed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

US was a temporary stop for many Venezuelans; now it’s home

By GISELA SALOMON - Associated Press

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he is trying to deal with sharp levels of economic inequality that have long plagued his country. (Associated Press/File)

Trump slaps new sanctions on Venezuela’s cryptocurrencies

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

Reggaeton star insults Venezuelan leader on social media

Associated Press

President Trump is invited but is likely to get a cool reception at the Summit of the Americas in Peru. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — who is notably not invited — says he will go anyway. He said he and Mr. Trump "will understand each other, communicate with each other and respect each other." (Associated Press/File)

Summit of the Americas clashes build drama for host Peru

By Frederico Puglie - Special to The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2006 file photo, a Lukoil gas station is seen in Philadelphia. A lawsuit has been filed in Florida on Thursday, March 8, 2018, against Glencore, Lukoil and other international energy firms for their alleged role funneling bribes to corrupt Venezuelan officials in exchange for rigged oil purchase contracts involving state-run PDVSA. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Venezuela-linked trust sues foreign oil traders for bribes

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

In this Feb. 22, 2018 photo, Venezuelan Grecia Sabala cries as she talks about her medical condition, after going through the border checkpoint into Cucuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela. Sabala crossed the border to get treatment for cervical cancer, at a specialized clinic in Cucuta. Each day cancer patients seeking chemotherapy, malnourished children and adults with untreated infections make the trek across the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to hospitals in Colombia. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Sick Venezuelans flee to Colombia in mounting refugee crisis

By CHRISTINE ARMARIO - Associated Press

In this July 13, 2016, file photo, Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Joshua Holt at her home, in Riverton, Utah. A secret backchannel has opened up in 2018, between normally hostile Venezuelan and U.S. officials to discuss the possible release of Joshua Holt, jailed for more than 20 months in the volatile South American nation, multiple congressional sources have told the AP. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Venezuela opens backchannel over jailed American, say U.S. aides

By Joshua Goodman - Associated Press

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro flashes victory signs to supporters after a ceremony formalizing his candidacy as a candidate for the upcoming presidential election, at Diego Ibarra square in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Officials loyal to Maduro recently approved an early presidential election for April 22, drawing broad condemnation from the United States and several of Venezuela's Latin American neighbors who said the conditions for a fair election are lacking. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Organization of American States faces ‘irrelevancy’ during Venezuela, Brazil crises

By Federico Puglie — Special to The Washington Times

Cash-strapped Venezuela faces eviction from Miami consulate

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2014 file photo, Venezuela's then Foreign Minister Rafael Ramirez gives a press conference backdropped by an image of independence hero Simon Bolivar, in Caracas, Venezuela. Ramirez, Venezuela’s former oil czar, is being sued by a Houston company that alleges he was behind alleged demands for at least $10 million in bribes to sign off on deals to sell its energy assets in the country. The lawsuit was filed Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Houston firm sues ex Venezuelan oil czar Ramirez over bribes

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

This Dec. 10, 2014 image released by the San Diego Symphony shows conductor Rafael Payare in New York. The San Diego Symphony today announced that acclaimed conductor Rafael Payare will become their next music director. Payare will begin a four-year contract immediately, serving as music director designate for the first year, and begin the role of music director on July 1, 2019. (J Henry Fair/San Diego Symphony via AP)

Even in crisis, Venezuela a factory for classical maestros

By JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 13, 2016 file photo, Laurie Holt holds a photograph of her son Josh Holt at her home, in Riverton, Utah. A 7-year-old Venezuelan girl has finally made it to the United States after a long fight to take her away from the turbulent South American nation where her jailed mother and American boyfriend work to recover their freedom. The jailed couple decided the girl, Nathalia Carrasco, would be better off in Utah with Holt's parents than in the shortage-stricken Venezuela. She was living with her grandmother. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Venezuelan girl to live with Utah mother of jailed American

By BRADY McCOMBS and JOSHUA GOODMAN - Associated Press