Overview
- María Corina Machado says she presented her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a White House meeting, and Trump thanked her publicly on Truth Social.
- The Norwegian Nobel Committee reiterated that prizes are not transferable, and reporting differs on whether Trump kept the physical medal.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Trump’s assessment of Machado’s prospects has not changed and offered no timetable for new Venezuelan elections.
- Trump has engaged with interim leader Delcy Rodríguez, including a first call this week, as her government cooperates with Washington and has freed some detainees.
- U.S. forces seized a sixth tanker linked to Venezuelan crude and finalized a roughly $500 million U.S.-brokered oil sale, highlighting Washington’s leverage over the sector.