Major oil companies are uninterested in making significant investments in Venezuela, but exploratory drillers are eager to go in following the U.S.’s so-called takeover of Venezuela’s oil industry, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday.

The War Powers Resolution passed 52 to 47, with Democrats joined by five Republicans, including Susan Collins and Rand Paul.

"Look, we're all part of the same team," Vance said while addressing rumors that he and Gabbard were left out of Venezuela talks.

Here are the basic questions about what happened on Jan. 3, the context you should know, and where things could go next, answered.

Five Republicans joined all Democrats in voted to advance the measure toward toward limiting President Trump's ability to further strike Venezuela.

In a new interview with The New York Times published on Thursday, President Donald Trump said "only time will tell" how long the U.S. will maintain control of Venezuela's oil extraction industry -- suggesting American involvement there will stretch beyond a year.