“I can’t believe it,” Cristina Vadell, the daughter of Tomeu Vadell, one of the freed Americans, said when contacted by The Associated Press on Saturday. Holding back tears of joy on her 31st birthday, she said: “This is the best birthday present ever. I’m just so happy.”
A senior Biden administration official said the U.S. and Venezuela had explored a range of options, but that it became clear that “one particular step” —…