Maria Corina Machado

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump promises oil executives ‘total safety’ if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster

President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country’s ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez smiles during a press conference at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas Venezuela, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

How Delcy Rodríguez courted Donald Trump and rose to power in Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives at the U.S. Capitol Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, for a closed-door briefing with top lawmakers after President Donald Trump ordered U.S. forces to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and bring him to New York to face federal drug trafficking charges. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Trump’s vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions about planning for what comes next

A supporter of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro stands on a median strip waving a national flag in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge as Trump claims contact with Maduro’s deputy

President Donald Trump listens before signing an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump claims success with Maduro’s capture as he treads into uncharted territory

Venezuela’s Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. (Produced by Elaine Carroll)

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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2025, a day ahead of Maduro's inauguration ceremony where he will be sworn in for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

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Venezuelans in Caracas reflect on opposition leader’s Nobel Peace Prize award, rising US tensions

This image from video posted on Attorney General Pam Bondi's X account, and partially redacted by the source, shows an oil tanker being seized by U.S. forces off the coast of Venezuela, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (U.S. Attorney General's Office/X via AP)

US seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new crackdown on shadow fleet

Nobel laureate Machado says ‘Venezuela will be free’ as she holds news conference in Oslo

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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado reacts to the crowd gathered in front of the Grand Hotel, in Oslo, Norway, early Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (Jonas Been Henriksen/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Venezuelan opposition leader Machado greets supporters in Norway after Nobel ceremony

People applaud while watching the ceremony of the Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Norway, during a live viewing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Venezuelans have mixed reactions to Nobel laureate Machado traveling abroad

The daughter of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ana Corina Sosa, accepts the award on behalf of her mother, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, during the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony at Oslo City Hall, Norway, Wednesday Dec. 10, 2025. (Stian Lysberg Solum/NTB Scanpix via AP)

Venezuela opposition leader Machado absent from Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, daughter accepts award

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado displays vote tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, file)

Appearance by Venezuelan Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado canceled on eve of prize ceremony

From left; FIFA President Gianni Infantino takes a selfie with President Donald Trump, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, awards President Donald Trump with the FIFA Peace Prize during the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

FIFA gives Trump a peace prize in a departure from its traditional focus on sport

Venezuelans in Colombia call for political prisoners’ release as they mark Machado’s Nobel Prize

Iris Wilthew holds a poster in support of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado’s Nobel Prize win

Nobel Peace winner María Corina Machado is a symbol of political resistance in Venezuela

Florida’s ‘Little Venezuela’ celebrates opposition leader Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

UN commends María Corina Machado on Nobel Prize award

Norwegian Nobel Institute director tells Machado she has won the Nobel Peace Prize

Caracas wakes to news of María Corina Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition activist María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds up tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolás Maduro one month after the disputed presidential vote which she says the opposition won by a landslide, in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Photos of Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado who has won the Nobel Peace Prize

María Corina Machado of Venezuela wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado addresses supporters at a protest against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, Jan. 9, 2025, the day before his inauguration for a third term. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos, File)

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize

Trucks transport tanks east from Valencia, Venezuela, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, after the government announced a military mobilization following the U.S. deployment of warships off Venezuela. (AP Photo/Jacinto Oliveros)

What to know about the US forces sent to South America and the reaction in Venezuela

Voters look at the rolls at a polling station during legislative and local elections in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Many Venezuelan voters, frustrated and disillusioned, skip election for lawmakers and governors

A police patrol car sits parked outside Argentina's embassy where some members of Venezuela's opposition are seeking asylum inside, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after the contested presidential election. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Venezuela denies that opposition members left country under international rescue operation

A police patrol car sits parked outside Argentina's embassy where some members of Venezuela's opposition are seeking asylum inside, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 31, 2024, three days after the contested presidential election. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Venezuelan opposition members leave Argentine diplomatic compound after over a year and are in US

Chevron President in Venezuela, Javier La Rosa, left, attends a signing agreement ceremony between Venezuela and the California-based Chevron, in Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix, File)

Trump cuts financial lifeline for Venezuela’s government by ending permit to export oil to US

Henry Carmona, 48, right, who fled Venezuela after receiving death threats for refusing to participate in demonstrations in support of the government, stands with friends and a reporter following a press conference by Venezuelan community leaders to denounce changes to the protections that shielded hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans, including Carmona, from deportation, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Doral, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump administration ends temporary deportation protection for 350,000 Venezuelans

Venezuelans reflect on the next six-year term of Maduro as President

Across Latin America Venezuelans gather to protest the inauguration of President Nicolas Maduro

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