President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for another six years on Friday, and he is hoping to use foreign prisoners to get his way on the global stage.

President Nicolás Maduro will extend his increasingly repressive rule over Venezuela until 2031 when he is sworn in on Friday, despite credible evidence that his opponent won the latest election and following protests against his plan to serve a third six-year term.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will be sworn in for a third six-year term after a reelection widely viewed as illegitimate and as his administration grows increasingly brazen in cracking down on its opponents.

Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third presidential term after an election the opposition says was rigged.

Venezuela is set to inaugurate a head of state on Friday – but there are still two men claiming to be the nation’s rightful president.

The Maduro government says it has arrested at least nine U.S. citizens in the months since Venezuela’s widely discredited presidential election.

Sen. RICK SCOTT (R-Fla.) re-introduced his STOP MADURO Act this week to increase the maximum reward amount from $15 million to a maximum of $100 million for information leading to Maduro’s arrest and conviction. Another bipartisan bill would impose additional sanctions on Venezuela and try to pressure a move toward democracy.

During her detention, an aide said, Maria Corina Machado “was forced to record several videos.” She has garnered enormous support for her opposition to Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela is meant to inaugurate its next president Jan. 10. But with a contested election, who exactly will take power?

The United States issued new Venezuela-related sanctions on Friday, including measures targeting state oil company PDVSA chief Hector Obregon, according to a notice on the Treasury Department's website.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, whose nearly 12 years in office have been marked by a deep economic and social crisis, was sworn in for a third term on Friday, staying in power