Mr. Hamm’s company, Continental Resources, has signed a preliminary deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to develop and produce oil.

Senate Democrats have challenged the legality of a Pentagon equity stake in Venezuelan oil company NABEP, but the State Department fires back sharply.

The words “F*** ICE” and “Kill all pedos” have been spraypainted near the site where a Venezuelan man was shot by an ICE agent.

Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration is tapping Venezuela's 300 billion barrels of oil reserves to expand supply and cut prices.