Venezuela’s government has announced the arrest of a fourth U.S. citizen in connection with an alleged plot to kill President Nicolás Maduro.

Nicolás Maduro has gotten what he wants. For now. Following the playbook of autocratic leaders before him, Venezuela’s president launched a campaign of repression against his own people in an attempt to squelch a resistance movement not seen since the rise of his idol Hugo Chávez over two decades ago.

Venezuela's government "dramatically intensified" efforts to crush peaceful protest and ramped up its repressive machinery following the country's presidential election in July, according to a report from a UN fact-finding mission published Tuesday.

Venezuelan officials say they've arrested six foreign nationals, including three Americans, accusing them of plotting to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro.

President Nicolas Maduro's government escalated repressive tactics to crush peaceful protests and keep power after Venezuela's disputed election in July, a U.N. report said on Tuesday.

Venezuela’s main opposition coalition has urged the U.S. to cancel licenses for Chevron and other energy companies

La principal coalición opositora de Venezuela le pidió el lunes a Estados Unidos que cancele las licencias que permiten a Chevron y otras empresas energéticas operar en el país sudamericano con el fin

Venezuela said Tuesday it had arrested a fourth US citizen over what it claims was a plot to assassinate President Nicolas Maduro in the aftermath of elections the opposition claims

The political crisis in Venezuela has taken another turn as the opposition coalition called for the U.S. to cancel oil licenses, specifically those granted to Chevron and other foreign energy companies.