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[^2]\n\nThe administration of Delcy Rodríguez announced that all political prisoners would be released. [^3]\n\nThe human rights organization Foro Penal reported 328 political prisoners remained in Venezuela as of August 31, 2026. [^4]\n\nPresident Donald Trump announced a new arrangement with Venezuela that would allow the Pentagon to effectively take over roughly a fifth of the nation's oil reserves. [^5]\n\nU.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a Democrat from Florida, criticized the Trump administration's decision to focus on oil profits rather than a transition to democracy. [^6]\n\nU.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart, a Republican from Florida, stated that a controversial oil deal with Venezuela is a step toward restoring democracy in the nation. [^7]\n\nU.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart stated that if elections were held today under Rodríguez's government, they would be stolen because the institutions remain the same. 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