Chavismo Is Retreating in Venezuela. It’s Not Surrendering

2026-02-19 - 12:33

Key Points — Seven weeks after U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, his political movement remains intact — acting president Delcy Rodríguez controls the military, the courts, and most state institutions while cooperating with Washington’s demands — The National Assembly resumes debate Wednesday on a landmark amnesty bill covering political crimes since 1999 —