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Trump Pauses Venezuela Aid, Halts Rodríguez Probe, Senators Object

5/28/2026

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The administration paused to avoid disrupting plan to stabilize Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s removal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration told Miami prosecutors to stop investigating acting President Delcy Rodríguez, although the Justice Department said no such probe existed.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren wrote to secretaries demanding justification for lifting sanctions on Rodríguez without evidence of democratic reform, while critics warned that halting prosecutions could undermine Justice Department independence.

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The administration paused to avoid disrupting plan to stabilize Venezuela after Nicolás Maduro’s removal.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration told Miami prosecutors to stop investigating acting President Delcy Rodríguez, although the Justice Department said no such probe existed.
Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Elizabeth Warren wrote to secretaries demanding justification for lifting sanctions on Rodríguez without evidence of democratic reform, while critics warned that halting prosecutions could undermine Justice Department independence.