State Department

• After President’s Capture, U.S. and Venezuela Explore Restoring Diplomatic Ties - In moves that embodied the contradictions and fast-changing nature of the two countries’ relationship, both said on Friday that they were eyeing reopening embassies and restoring long-severed diplomatic ties.
• A Pardon and a Prosecution in New York Show Trump’s Personal Geopolitics - The facts in the cases of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Orlando Hernández are strikingly similar. The men’s fates are not.
• Venezuela Detains Americans Amid Growing U.S. Pressure - The number of American citizens held in Venezuela has grown since the start of the U.S. military and economic campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.
• Trump Administration Orders Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors to Leave Their Posts - A union representing career diplomats said such a mass recall had never happened in the history of the U.S. Foreign Service.