President Trump has María Corina Machado’s medal, but he is not recognized as the prize laureate. Ms. Machado did not win Mr. Trump’s endorsement to become Venezuela’s president. Source link
A federal prosecutor apologized this week, saying an ICE officer made a “mistake” in deporting Any Lucia López Belloza, a college freshman in Massachusetts, to Honduras. Source link
President Gustavo Petro is taking a harder line against the National Liberation Army, or ELN, a leftist revolutionary group that experts call a powerful drug trafficker in Colombia and Venezuela. Source link
Two conversations this week confirmed that President Trump backs the remnants of Nicolás Maduro’s regime over the Venezuelan opposition seeking to hold elections. Source link
The Nobel Committee has said the prize cannot be transferred, but it has been sold in a few auctions over the award’s history. Source link
The Cubans had served as part of the security detail of Nicolás Maduro, Venezuela’s ousted president. Source link
Diosdado Cabello, Venezuela’s interior minister, is accused by U.S. prosecutors of drug trafficking and is linked to repression at home, yet remains a powerful figure. Source link
The Venezuelan opposition leader’s attempts to share her award with the U.S. president have shaken some Norwegians’ faith in their signature soft-power tool. Source link
The United States is escalating pressure on the Mexican government to permit the U.S. military to target fentanyl labs, according to American officials. Source link
Senators are expected to ask Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd, President Trump’s nominee to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, about the mission in Caracas. Source link