Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says a close ally was kidnapped hours after being released from prison.

The opposition leader and close ally of Maria Corina Machado had been held for more than eight months. A close ally of Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Maria Corina Machado, Guanipa had been held in a detention facility in the capital Caracas since his arrest in May 2025.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado weighs in on her political future in a new interview with "Face the Nation."

Opposition leader María Corina Machado has said she believes that new democratic elections in Venezuela are possible within nine to 10 months. "We believe that a real transparent process with manual

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Tuesday that her country could hold elections in less than a year, after U.S. troops captured and ousted President Nicolás Maduro last month. “We believe that a real transparent process with manual voting

“None of this is ‘Operation María Corina Machado.’ It’s ‘Operation U.S. national security,’” said a White House adviser.

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,

WASHINGTON — Maria Corina Machado is vowing to return to Venezuela soon, despite the risks the opposition leader faces once she’s back on her native soil. “I need to be there,” she told The Post in an exclusive interview.

This is a full, unedited transcript of POLITICO’s interview with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on “The Conversation with Dasha Burns” María Corina Machado: We will do whatever it takes and risk whatever we have to do to have a free Venezuela to which we will bring our children back home.

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday on the latest on Venezuela, why she gave her Nobel Peace Prize to President Trump and more.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Wednesday that the country's democratic forces are willing to participate in a "real transition" of power, but will not accept any arrangement that keeps what she described as criminal structures linked to the current authorities in place.