The following is the March 1 Congressional Research Service report, Venezuela: Political Crisis and U.S. Policy.
From the report
Venezuela has been in a deep crisis under the authoritarian rule of President Nicolás Maduro of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). Maduro was narrowly elected in 2013 after the death of populist President Hugo Chávez, who had served since 1999. Maduro’s regime has exhibited high levels of corruption and economic mismanagement, which have exacerbated the...
https://news.usni.org/2019/03/01/report-congress-political-crisis-venezuela-u-s-policy