María Corina Machado's Return to Venezuela: A New Chapter for the Opposition

10/26/2026

The opposition leader wants to revive a political movement and persuade Washington that Venezuela needs a change of government.

10/26/2026

Opposition leader María Corina Machado greets the crowd gathered around her vehicle amidst supporters in Caracas, Venezuela on Oct. 25, 2026 —Jesus Vargas—Getty Images "I am here. With you."...

10/26/2026

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returned home on Sunday after nearly a year away, following several failed attempts to return that strained her ties with US President Donald...

10/25/2026

The Venezuelan opposition leader returned home from exile to a country firmly under American control. How are her relations with Washington?

10/25/2026

María Corina Machado's return to Venezuela could reshape opposition dynamics as Edmundo González vows to join her and push for democratic elections.

10/25/2026

Venezuelan opposition ⁠leader Maria Corina Machado was greeted by tens of thousands of cheering supporters as she made ⁠her way by car to Caracas on Sunday night, after she arrived home following...

10/26/2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Venezuela's interim government told the U.S. "weeks and weeks" earlier that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could return to the country without interference.

10/26/2026

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the Trump administration told Venezuela's interim authorities "weeks and weeks ago" that opposition leader Maria Corina Machado should be allowed to...

10/26/2026

Her surprise arrival threatens to complicate President Trump’s plans for Venezuela as she pushes for presidential elections.

10/26/2026

Seeking new elections, María Corina Machado will need to tread carefully to avoid offending the Trump administration, while also asserting her own leadership.

10/26/2026

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she has returned to the Latin American nation almost a year after she left the country to receive her Nobel Peace Prize.

10/26/2026

Venezuelan opposition leader – and Nobel Peace Prize winner – Maria Corina Machado made a surprise return to Venezuela where she was greeted by massive crowds. NBC News’ Gabe Gutierrez reports.

10/26/2026

Nobel laureate María Corina Machado arrived in Caracas late Sunday as thousands of people joined the hours-long caravan or awaited it.

10/26/2026

Your window to world news: Machado’s return to Venezuela, Trump’s attack on a Muslim Senate candidate, Riyadh airport’s partial reopening, Netanyahu’s Iran warning, Serbia’s student-led election...

10/25/2026

Opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado reappeared in Venezuela Sunday for the first time since December, about a month before the U.S. military deposed the country's...

10/25/2026

Machado covertly snuck out of the South American country in December with a private U.S. rescue team to accept the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Norway.

10/25/2026

Banned from leaving Venezuela by the Maduro government in 2014, Machado escaped the country late last year to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

10/25/2026

Exiled Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela for the first time since December and is testing the U.S.-backed government.