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The Pentagon has received a big ownership stake in an obscure private oil company that will control crude reserves larger than ExxonMobil 's global portfolio if President Donald Trump's Venezuela deal is successful. The deal comes eight months after Washington ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a military raid…

U.S.-investigated Venezuelan billionaire Alejandro Betancourt now partners with Washington in a Pentagon-backed oil deal granting access to Venezuela’s crude reserves amid ongoing scrutiny over past money-laundering probes CARACAS/MIAMI: The billionaire who helped broker the Trump administration’s sweeping long-term oil deal with Venezuela was until recently a ‌target of U.S. money-laundering…

Democracy Dies in Darkness The deposed Venezuelan president was seized by the U.S. military last January in Caracas. He is scheduled to stand trial on drug conspiracy charges next year. September 2, 2026 at 8:36 p.m. EDT Today at 8:36 p.m. EDT Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro's bid to derail…

This is a rush transcript. Copy may not be in its final form. AMY GOODMAN: Nine months after the U.S. military abducted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the first lady in a raid on Caracas, President Trump has announced a deal for the U.S. to take majority control of more…

President Trump's historic Venezuelan oil deal revolves around a colorful and controversial man from Caracas with a long history of supporting U.S. interests — including the operation to remove former strongman Nicolas Maduro.Why it matters: Alejandro Betancourt, 46, runs the oil company that's entering into an unprecedented partnership with the…

Updated on: August 30, 2026 / 10:23 PM EDT / CBS/AFP Add CBS News on Google Venezuela's deposed leader Nicolás Maduro said on social media Sunday that he was "standing firm," while sharing photographs from the New York prison where he has been held since his capture by U.S. forces…

As Nicolás Maduro’s vice president in Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez once accused her political rival of planning to hand over the country’s riches — its vast oil reserves — to the United States. “They are her owners,” Rodriguez said in 2024 of María Corina Machado, then the U.S.-backed opposition leader. “Her…

US President Donald Trump has said oil from Venezuela will be used to replenish the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), which he claimed was “virtually emptied” under former President Joe Biden. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said: “The ‘topping out’ process will begin very shortly, and is a…

Donald Trump announced he has landed the 'biggest oil deal in world history' following a deal with Venezuela. The president revealed that he has secured control of more than 65 billion barrels of proven oil reserves in a move he says will slash gas prices for ordinary Americans. Trump credited Secretary of…

Just weeks following the release of a former president from a United States federal prison, another world leader has been apprehended and charged with serious crimes. Interestingly, these leaders’ legal sagas share notable parallels. Both individuals were presidents ensnared by US authorities due to allegations related to drug trafficking. They…