U.S. ​Vice President ‌JD Vance, in remarks ​due to air later on ‍Wednesday, said Venezuela ​can only sell ​its ⁠oil if it serves the interests of the United States. Vance told Fox News' "Jesse Waters Primetime" ‌show that the United States - ​which carried ‌out strikes ‍against the ⁠South American country and captured its president over the week - controls Venezuela's purse strings.

Criminal networks including Tren de Aragua cartel and ELN guerrillas exploit power vacuum in Venezuela after former President Nicolás Maduro's arrest, threatening transition efforts.

Energy experts say the US and China are diverging on the energy transition, with China sprinting far ahead on renewables and EVs, while the US doubles down on drilling oil at home and abroad.

Republican Sens. Todd Young, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Rand Paul and Josh Hawley voted with all Democrats to advance the measure.

"Look, we're all part of the same team," Vance said while addressing rumors that he and Gabbard were left out of Venezuela talks.

Here are the basic questions about what happened on Jan. 3, the context you should know, and where things could go next, answered.

President Donald Trump believes US companies can revive Venezuela’s beleaguered oil industry, benefiting both that nation and America. But even if that happens, it would be a fraction of changes needed to get the destitute country back on its feet.

President Trump sidelined Venezuela's opposition and is working with remnants of the regime led by ousted leader Nicolás Maduro. What's next for the opposition?

Billionaire energy entrepreneur and Republican donor Harry Sargeant III and his team are advising the Trump administration on how the U.S. can engineer a return of some American oil companies to Venezuela,