Maria Corina Machado, the most prominent figure in the country’s opposition movement, argued the measures are needed to stop government repression.

The United States is rescinding a Treasury license allowing Chevron to produce and export oil from Venezuela, despite U.S. sanctions, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, because President Nicolás Maduro was not legitimately elected and has not accepted Venezuelans deported from this country fast enough.

By Matt Spetalnick, Marianna Parraga and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was reversing a license given to Chevron to operate in Venezuela by his predecessor Joe Biden more than two years ago,