The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 28, 2017 Trump Admin Imposes New Economic Sanctions on Venezuela ------------------------------------------------------- The Trump administration has imposed new economic sanctions against Venezuela, amid Trump's threats of a possible U.S. military intervention in Venezuela. The sanctions will further restrict Venezuela's ability to borrow money from U.S. creditors, making it possible that Venezuela will default on its debts later this year. .