The Biden Administration said on Friday that it was offering $25 million for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela. The U.S. has recognized his opponent, Edmundo González, as the president-elect and has urged Maduro to step aside. https://nyti.ms/4h9Wr5d
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What is the New York Times attempting to say here and why?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._policy_toward_authoritarian_governments#Table_of_authoritarian_governments_supported_by_the_United_States
https://freedomhouse.org/country/oman/freedom-world/2022#:~:text=Oman%20is%20a%20hereditary%20monarchy,penalties%20for%20criticism%20and%20dissent.