As millions of Venezuelans wait to see what will become of their economically and politically ravaged country, a battle has emerged between two female leaders for control over the nation’s future – and for the American president’s favor.

The seizure comes as President Trump is set to meet​ with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado Thursday at the White House.

Trump voters talk about how they feel about Trump's actions with Venezuela and potential action in Iran and Greenland.

Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez has promised to keep releasing political prisoners, but so far only a fraction of those imprisoned under Maduro have been released.

The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday that any re-engagement with Venezuela following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro would depend on member countries representing a majority of IMF voting power recognizing a successor government.

The White House's efforts to quell Senate Republican opposition to its actions in Venezuela came to a head with a maneuver to kill a war powers bill.

U.S. President Trump on Sunday posted on his social media platform saying Cuba should make a deal with the U.S. "before it is too late."

Senate Republicans used a rarely deployed Senate procedure to kill a bipartisan Venezuela war powers resolution despite earlier success that enraged President Donald Trump.

Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez is set Thursday to deliver her first state of the union speech, addressing an anxious country as she navigates competing pressures from the United States – which toppled her predecessor less than two weeks ago – and a government loyal to former President Nicolás Maduro.