Rubio Seizes Chance to Remake Latin America in Venezuela Gambit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US will use leverage over oil to force further change in Venezuela as he seizes a long-awaited chance to try to shape Latin America in Washington’s favor.

Rubio, 54, emerged Sunday as the administration’s chief public voice on Venezuela, laying out hints of strategy after the US swooped into Caracas to remove President Nicolas Maduro and fly him to New York for trial.

The US raid on Saturday suggests that the former US senator from Florida — long one of the most vocal policymakers on Venezuela — won out with his skepticism about ...