CIA Director John Ratcliffe met in Caracas with Venezuela’s interim president, marking the first senior U.S. visit since the U.S. military seized Nicolás Maduro.

* The Trump administration sees the interim government as the best short-term path to stability, according to U.S. officials.

* Discussions focused on intelligence cooperation, economic stability, and ensuring Venezuela is not a safe haven for U.S. adversaries, especially narco-traffickers.