María Corina Machado is pitching Venezuela as a top U.S. oil partner after she said the Trump administration’s arrest of former dictator Nicolás Maduro opened up a “new era."

Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez is selling investors on a newly opened oil industry and looser U.S. sanctions.

The Interior secretary said Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, wants foreign investment in the country's mining sector.

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) - The U.S. will bring additional cases against deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, President Donald Trump told reporters during a cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday.

General Vladimir Padrino will be replaced as defense minister after more than ​11 years in the post, in a signal of changes under acting President Delcy Rodriguez.

Donald Trump jokes about running for Venezuela president amid U.S. involvement, Maduro’s arrest, and shifting political leadership in 2026.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified Tuesday that he was not aware of connections his longtime friend, former Rep. David Rivera (R-Fla.), had to Venezuela. Rivera, who represented Florida’s 25th Congressional District from 2011-2013 and roomed with Rubio early in their political careers,

While prosecutors press sweeping narco-terror allegations, the Nicolás Maduro proceedings are bogged down in a bitter dispute over legal fees.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed that Iran could have hit Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities through proxies in Venezuela had the Trump administration not intervened.