US Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to visit Colombia on Monday to bolster the Trump administration’s push for regime change in Venezuela as US sanctions on state-owned oil company PDVSA enter their fifth week. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now While in Bogota, Pence will “state plainly that the time has come for [Venezuelan President] Nicolas Maduro to step aside,” the White House said in a statement Thursday. Pence’s visit comes as Maduro has ordered Venezuela’s border with Brazil closed, the latest attempt to block aid deliveries he has said are attempts to destabilize his government. The US and other countries have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate president. Here’s a look at the sanctions the Trump administration imposed to accelerate regime change: On January 28, the US Treasury Department unveils sweeping sanctions on PDVSA, setting an immediate […]