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June 22, 2020 | 1:42pm Enlarge Image Trump and Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro Getty Images President Trump said on Monday that he would be happy to meet with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro, but only to get him to step down. “Unlike the radical left, I will ALWAYS stand against socialism…

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would only meet with Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro to discuss his departure from power, after an interview in which he suggested otherwise.    Axios published an interview with Trump in which he said he would be open to meeting with Maduro and…

President Trump tweeted Monday that he would only meet with Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro "to discuss one thing: a peaceful exit from power."Why it matters: The president's comments represent a backtrack from his interview with Axios' Jonathan Swan last week, where he set no such precondition for a Maduro meeting…

Hello and welcome to Monday. The daily rundown — Between Saturday and Sunday, the number of Florida coronavirus cases increased by 3,494 (3.7 percent), to 97,291; hospitalizations went up 98 (0.7 percent), to 13,037; deaths rose by 17 (0.5 percent), to 3,161.Advertisement Six digits — It appears more and more…

In an Oval Office interview with Axios on Friday, President Trump suggested he's had second thoughts about his decision to recognize Juan Guaidó as the legitimate leader of Venezuela and said he is open to meeting with dictator Nicolás Maduro.Driving the news: Asked whether he would meet with Maduro, Trump…

A billboard, backdropped by the Catia neighborhood, promotes an image of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Bruised by years of economic calamity and more recently by U.S. sanctions, Maduro appealed for international help to deal with the new coronavirus…

A worker cleans a mirror as people exercise at a gym after President Nicolas Maduro's government decided to ease the lockdown due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Caracas, Venezuela June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure QuinteroCARACAS (Reuters) - After 14 weeks locked up in their homes, some Venezuelans are welcoming a…

Venezuela’s Supreme Court has removed the leadership of two political parties opposed to Socialist President Nicolas Maduro and replaced them with politicians reportedly tied to Maduro months ahead of legislative elections.  The court installed lawmaker Jose Brito as head of the Justice First party on Tuesday, a day after expelling…

(Bloomberg) -- Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro used the Supreme Court to take over two of the country’s most important opposition parties, laying the groundwork for congressional elections in December.The high court suspended and replaced the boards of Democratic Action and Justice First parties in rulings Tuesday and Monday. Bernabe Gutierrez…

PRAIA (Reuters) - Cape Verde can hold a businessman who is close to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and was arrested at the weekend for up to 40 days pending an extradition request from the United States, a court in the West African nation ruled late on Sunday. Alex Saab, a…