White House Imposes New Sanctions to Punish Venezuela's President

Foreign Policy: The White House announced new sanctions Wednesday on 13 current and former Venezuelan officials and threatened further economic measures if President Nicolás Maduro follows through with plans rewrite the country’s constitution.

Maduro, whose approval rating has slipped dramatically in recent years, argues this step is a necessary step to transform the country into a direct democracy. But opposition lawmakers charge it’s a naked power grab from an authoritarian leader who has lost support.

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