On a recent rainy afternoon near Miami, Maria Alejandra Barroso made her daily trek to Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church before heading to work and prayed for the Trump administration to succeed in ousting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Maduro has survived predictions and ridicule, but along the way, Venezuela lost millions of inhabitants, 72% of its economy, democratic legitimacy in the eyes of much of the world, and many of its most important international allies.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its weakest point.

Caracas condemned the U.S. seizure as an “act of international piracy" and “blatant theft” of sovereign resources. Follow Newsweek's live blog.

Donald Trump signals military action against Venezuelan narco-state as Nicolas Maduro regime threatens American security through drug trafficking.

El presidente ruso Vladímir Putin expresó el jueves su “solidaridad con el pueblo venezolano” en medio de las crecientes tensiones entre el líder

María Corina Machado reappeared on the global stage as the Trump administration ramped up its pressure campaign against President Nicolás Maduro.

Venezuela's Maduro vows to 'smash teeth' of U.S. empire as America seizes oil tanker off Venezuelan coast, escalating diplomatic crisis between nations.