The Trump administration faces a daunting cleanup after earthquakes flattened the country’s infrastructure while oil and mineral reserves beckon to U.S. investors.

After twin earthquakes killed thousands, Venezuela's recovery effort has pushed another crisis into the background: the fight for a return to democracy.

The earthquakes that rocked Venezuela last month led to catastrophic damage in the port city of La Guaira — killing thousands and forcing rescuers to scour the rubble for missing people. Here's what we saw.

James Story, America’s last chargé d’affaires in Venezuela before the embassy closed in 2019, left after the foreign minister passed along a message. The warning was stark, Story told me: If he stayed,

Here's a look at some of the major developments since major back-to-back earthquakes rocked Venezuela on June 24, devastating parts of a country already reeling from crisis after crisis.

Venezuela's government and a part the opposition have reached agreement to begin a process aimed at rebuilding the country's democratic institutions.

U.S. government photos show American soldiers unloading China's only aid flight at Simon Bolivar Airport as Venezuela reels from June earthquakes.

In June 2026, earthquakes in Venezuela resulted in more than 4,700 deaths.

These trade-offs have been seen as both a potential boon to small states and a threat to their independence. In Venezuela, the United States has shown how great a risk they can be. The disaggregation of sovereignty has helped revive old-fashioned colonialism in a new guise.