Maria Corina Machado

Republicans are celebrating former President Donald Trump’s Venezuelan sanctions as they continue being harnessed by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to persecute Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro and allies.  Earlier this week, the DOJ announced it had successfully seized a private jet purchased and used by Dictator Maduro in the US, violating sanctions imposed on […]

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro recently issued arrest warrants for opposition party leader Edmundo Gonzalez by way of his infamous Attorney General, Tareek William Saab.  Gonzalez has refused to accept Dictator Maduro’s recent claims of electoral victory in Venezuela’s latest presidential elections.  Maduro, despite facing international pressure to submit to overwhelming evidence of his sound defeat […]

Venezuela remains in turmoil after the fraudulent reelection of dictator Nicolas Maduro over opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, who was chosen after Maria Corina Machado was banned from running. Her activism and work in restoring democracy to Venezuela is undoubtedly worthy of commendation, inspiring Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and other Florida Congressmen to write to the […]

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro has been confronted with new bipartisan Congressional criticism for refusing to accept the recent presidential election’s results. US Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) led a bipartisan statement along with other legislators condemning Dictator Maduro’s dismissal of the Venezuelan opposition’s electoral victory over him. Senator Rubio and colleagues criticized Maduro’s fraudulent acts and […]

President Joe Biden’s administration warned they would seek accountability for those responsible of fraud in Venezuela’s elections. Venezuela Dictator Nicolas Maduro has refused to accept opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez’s victory in the recently held presidential elections. President Biden’s administration’s announcement comes hours after global protests erupted criticizing Maduro’s regime and requesting election results be respected. […]

Local South Florida officials are preparing to host thousands of Venezuelans as they form part of a global protest movement denouncing election fraud in the recent presidential elections. Protestors are expected to convene across Florida this Saturday, August 17th, but will likely concentrate in South Florida given the large Venezuelan migrant presence in the area. […]

Calling Maduro a "liar and a dictator," Florida Senator Rick Scott (R) is calling on President Biden to respond.

With the likelihood that Venezuela will continue under a communist regime, the U.S. announced that a Maduro victory raises "concerns."

Venezuela’s opposition party Vente Venezuela and non-profit electoral watchdogs are reporting dozens of Vente Venezuela staff are being arbitrarily arrested throughout the country. According to a recent report by Venezuelan NGO Foro Penal, over 70 arrests of individuals tied to Vente Venezuela have been made since July 4. Foro Penal alleges the latest arrests add […]

Venezuela’s Presidential campaigns for the upcoming July elections began this week. The elections follow failed negotiations between Venezuela’s government and President Joe Biden’s administration over electoral assurances in exchange for sanctions relief. Despite promises of allowing free and fair elections, the Venezuelan regime barred opposition leader Maria Corina Machado from participating in the same.  However, […]

Venezuela is set to hold presidential elections at the end of July, but few expect the contest to be fair as long as dictator Nicolas Maduro's regime remains in power. Ahead of the upcoming elections, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) issued a joint statement condemning the Maduro regime and […]

Hours after refusing to comment on whether sanctions would be renewed, the US State Department has announced its decision to return oil sanctions on Venezuela.  “After a careful review of the current situation in Venezuela, the United States determined Nicolas Maduro and his representatives have not fully met the commitments made under the electoral roadmap […]

As Venezuela's Presidential Elections draw closer in July, few in the United States expect the results to be legitimate, and a recent bill presented in the South American country's legislature only reinforces the notion. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) issued a bipartisan statement with Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) condemning the regime of Nicolas Maduro […]

US lawmakers have denounced Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro allegedly ordering for the extrajudicial detainment of Venezuelan journalists living abroad.  Dictator Maduro’s regime carries a ghastly repertoire of unlawful detainments, extrajudicial killings, tortures, and kidnapping of regime dissidents and political opponents. Most recently, Colombian-Venezuelan journalist Orlando Avendaño, a public critic of Maduro’s regime, suffered a government […]

As a sanctions relief deadline looms, conservatives are renewing calls for President Joe Biden to reinstate previously lifted sanctions on Venezuela.  In October of last year, the Biden Administration lifted sanctions on Venezuela’s oil and gold sectors in exchange for assurances Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro would hold fair elections. As Dictator Maduro jailed opposition figures […]

US Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL) recently emphasized pro-democracy measures included in Congress’ latest appropriations package.  Primarily focusing on supporting Democracy in the Western Hemisphere, the bill includes measures aimed at specific countries suffering, or at risk of, from authoritarian regimes.  Globally, it prohibits non-governmental organizations facilitating and encouraging irresponsible and illegal migration in the Hemisphere […]

Venezuelan opposition party Democratic Unitary Platform (DUP) announced Tuesday they were unable to register their preferred candidate for Venezuela’s upcoming presidential elections.  The announcement arrived after months of failed negotiations between President Joe Biden’s administration, Venezuelan regime leader Nicolas Maduro, and DUP officials.   President Biden had spearheaded an effort to convince Maduro’s regime to permit […]

Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro officially announced his intention to remain in office for a third term.  The announcement came after Dictator Maduro was recently ‘selected’ by Venezuela’s United Socialist Party (PSUV) to represent their party’s presidential candidate in the upcoming July elections.  Maduro’s government has barred opposition candidates from participating in the elections and been […]