US top official in Venezuela for oil talks after leader's ouster

Wright is the highest-ranking official in President Donald Trump's administration to travel to Venezuela since US special forces seized and overthrew longtime socialist leader Nicolas Maduro on January 3. Trump has backed Maduro's former deputy Rodriguez as his interim successor on condition she abides by Washington's demands, including granting the United States access to Venezuelan oil and easing state repression. Welcoming Wright to Venezuela, the US embassy wrote on X: "Your visit is key to...