Trump to discuss Venezuela’s future with Machado after Maduro’s capture

<p>Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel prize winner had been sidelined by White House after US seized Maduro</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> will host <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/maria-corina-machado">María Corina Machado</a>, the Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel peace prize winner, at the White House on Thursday for a high-stakes talks on the oil-rich nation’s future following the US capture of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nicolas-maduro">Nicolás Maduro</a>.</p><p>Many in Venezuela and abroad had expected Machado to take charge after an elite US military team seized Maduro in a pre-dawn raid on 3 January and transported him <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/new-york-jail-maduro-venezulea">to a New York City jail</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/trump-maria-corina-machado-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>