President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela aimed for a democratic election amid US economic sanctions, offering Chevron a permit to export Venezuelan oil. Despite an unfair election and criticism, oil revenues have bolstered Venezuela's economy.

In 2022, the White House granted Venezuela a financial lifeline "to support the restoration of democracy" after President Nicolás Maduro promised to work toward an open presidential election, granting U.

Progressive lawmakers, climate activists, and Kerry Kennedy are urging Joe Biden to pardon Donziger, who was prosecuted by Chevron’s law firm.

A group of civil society organizations is urging President Joe Biden to issue a pardon for environmental and human rights lawyer Steven Donziger, saying that the “scorched-earth” campaign against him pursued by Chevron is a “stain” on the U.S. legal system.

The reversal of the Chevron doctrine "may make deregulation under the new Trump administration less robust than markets expect," Barry Gilbert said.

(Reuters) -Big companies from Wall Street to Silicon Valley are pledging donations to Donald Trump's inaugural fund before his Jan. 20 return to the White House, hoping to establish a positive rapport with his new administration.

US aviation giant Boeing has told BBC News it is donating $1m (£812,600) to an inauguration fund for President-elect Donald Trump. Google and Microsoft have also confirmed they have made similar donations as the firms join a growing list of major American companies contributing to the fund.