Maria Corina Machado

Loomer's remarks came in response to a post by the Venezuelan opposition leader, who described her meeting with Rubio as an "excellent" step forward

The Secretary of State said the country is now in a recovery phase, pointing to domestic economic improvements and benefits for the United States through oil exports

Ali Moshiri, a longtime Chevron executive who oversaw the company's operations in Venezuela, warned the CIA that attempting to replace the country's leadership with the democratic opposition could produce instability similar to the aftermath of the Iraq war, according to a new report.

A United Nations fact-finding mission said Venezuela's "repressive state" remains largely intact following the removal of former President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces earlier this year.

President Donald Trump advised Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado against returning to the country for now due to concerns about her safety, according to a new report.

A new AtlasIntel survey conducted for Bloomberg News found that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is currently the most positively viewed political figure in Venezuela.

Seven in 10 Venezuelans say the country is moving in a positive direction after the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, and a majority want new presidential elections held in 2026, according to a new poll.

Florida Sen. Rick Scott said the United States is "watching" after Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Pablo Guanipa was rearrested shortly after being released.

White House officials are growing frustrated at Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado for discussing a tentative date for elections in the country, saying it could undermine their work in Venezuela, according to a new report.

Machado also argued Venezuela differs from other recent U.S.-backed nation-building efforts because of a "legitimate leadership with huge popular support"

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has urged U.S. lawmakers to help facilitate her return to Venezuela, a request that highlights tensions between her political movement and the Trump administration's growing cooperation with the country's interim government.

U.S. officials reinforced last week the view that Rodríguez represents the most viable short-term path to stability despite her role in the Maduro regime.

Rep. Brian Mast, a Republican from Florida and chair of the committee, went on the record saying he could not see how there could be anyone else "with a greater vision" for Venezuela than Machado.

Polling conducted after the capture of Nicolás Maduro suggests a sharp rise in optimism among Venezuelans inside the country along with strong demands for a rapid democratic transition and new elections.

President Donald Trump said he expects to meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado next week and would accept the Nobel Peace Prize she has said she wants to share with him.

Senior advisers to President Donald Trump sidelined Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado during deliberations over Venezuela's post-Maduro transition, viewing her insistence on a full democratic overhaul as incompatible with Washington's short-term stability calculations.

The Norwegian Nobel Institute said that a Nobel Peace Prize cannot be transferred or shared with another person following comments by Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado about her intention to "share it" with Donald Trump.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado warned that the country's interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, is "even more ruthless" than the ousted leader Nicolás Maduro.

Former national security adviser John Bolton said President Donald Trump does not understand the situation in Venezuela and is making a mistake by sidelining opposition leader María Corina Machado.

"I'm planning to go back to Venezuela as soon as possible," Machado said in an interview. "As I've always said, I make decisions based on where I can be most useful to our cause."

Venezuela's opposition initially welcomed the U.S. operation that captured Nicolás Maduro, but some claim the reaction has quickly shifted after President Donald Trump signaled he would work with Maduro's vice president, Delcy Rodríguez.

Trump officials reportedly grew frustrated with Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado after she failed to show detail how she would rule the country if authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro was toppled, according to a new report.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said the country's people "want to share" the Nobel Peace Prize with President Donald Trump after a report claimed that he had soured on her for accepting the accolade, which he has long wanted for himself.

The European Union on Monday rejected a U.S.-backed plan to place Delcy Rodríguez at the center of Venezuela's political transition, saying the process must include opposition leaders.

President Donald Trump reportedly soured on Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado because she accepted the Nobel Peace Prize, which he has long wanted for himself, according to a new report.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado called for a new order to take place in the country following the U.S. operation that ended with the capture of authoritarian President Nicolas Maduro.

The Venezuelan leader also accused Machado and other opposition figures of being part of a criminal network and alleged they profited from human trafficking

Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace laureate María Corina Machado said that she fully supports President Donald Trump's strategy toward Venezuela, arguing that increased U.S. pressure has left Nicolás Maduro's regime vulnerable and closer to collapse.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado got lost at sea when escaping the country aboard a wooden boat to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, according to a new report.

The U.S. special forces veteran who helped extract Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado from the country and get her to the plane that ultimately took her to Norway to accept the Nobel Peace Prize detailed how the operation unfolded.