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Venezuelan officials allowed Maria Corina Machado to return, Rubio says

Headline from CBS News, from the development of Oct 25, 2026

Newest development Oct 27, 2026 · 4 reportsDemocrats seize on Machado's return to push for Venezuela elections

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.

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    Venezuelan officials allowed Maria Corina Machado to return, Rubio says

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    Democrats seize on Machado's return to push for Venezuela elections

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Machado Returns to Venezuela Amid Opposition Protests (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned after more than 10 months in exile, as protesters and her party press for presidential elections and the release of political prisoners. Her return comes amid a U.S.

  2. Just the News

    Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela (opens Just the News)

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    Machado has called for a date to be set for free and fair presidential elections, but no election date has been announced.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Exiled opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela as doubts over democracy deepen (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado greets supporters upon her arrival in Caracas on October 25, 2026.

  4. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile, as doubts over democracy deepen (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado greets supporters upon her arrival in Caracas on October 25, 2026.

  5. KION Central Coast

    Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile (opens KION Central Coast)

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    KION Central Coast's feed description

    By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home to a political landscape that has been reshaped by her ally the United States without her involvement. “I am here.

  6. KVIA El Paso

    Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Michael Rios, CNN (CNN) — After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home to a political landscape that has been reshaped by her ally the United States without her involvement.“I am here.

  7. Bloomberg

    Machado Returns to Venezuela in Surprise Challenge to Rodríguez (opens Bloomberg)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Caracas in a surprise move that could pose the biggest test yet to acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s political opening and the Trump administration’s strategy for post-Maduro Venezuela.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela from exile (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — After more than 10 months in exile, Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel laureate María Corina Machado has returned home to a political landscape...

  9. NPR

    Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado returns after months in exile (opens NPR)

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    Machado announced her arrival on social media, writing "I am here. With you."

  10. BBC News

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Machado returns after months in exile (opens BBC News)

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    Machado had left the country just a month before the US government seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

  11. Wall Street Journal

    Venezuela’s Machado Returns Home, Challenging U.S.-Backed Government (opens Wall Street Journal)

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

  12. CBS News

    Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to country (opens CBS News)

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    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

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Venezuela's opposition leader Machado returns after months in exile (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    It was her first appearance since the U.S. military deposed the country's then-President Nicolás Maduro, replacing him with an interim president who has exceeded the time she was authorized to serve, with no election scheduled.

  14. France 24

    Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile (opens France 24)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado announced on Sunday that she has returned to her homeland following almost a year in exile, after covertly leaving Venezuela in late 2025 to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.

  15. The Guardian

    Exiled opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela (opens The Guardian)

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    Nobel peace prize winner’s return after almost a year in exile is unlikely to please interim president Delcy Rodríguez The Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has announced she has returned to Venezuela almost a year after she left the country to receive the Nobel peace prize.

  16. Financial Times

    Venezuelan opposition leader Machado returns from exile (opens Financial Times)

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    Nobel laureate’s arrival poses a challenge to the country’s Trump-backed interim government

  17. The Hill

    Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months of exile (opens The Hill)

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    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday after being in exile for 10 months. "Estoy aquí. Con ustedes," she wrote on the social platform X, which translates to "I am here. With you.

  18. Fox News

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado makes surprise return home after nearly a year abroad (opens Fox News)

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

  19. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    María Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela after months in exile

  20. Al Jazeera

    Venezuela’s opposition leader Maria Corina Machado returns from exile (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The Nobel laureate's homecoming follows national protests demanding free elections.

  21. New York Post

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela from exile for first time since Maduro’s ouster (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    “I am here. With you," Machado wrote on social media.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    'I am here': Opposition leader Machado returns to Venezuela (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado returned to her home country Sunday after almost a year in exile, greeting ecstatic supporters at a church in the city of Barquisimeto.

  23. UPI

    Opposition leader María Corina Machado returns to Venezuela (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returned to the South American country for the first time in nearly a year Sunday.

  24. Wall Street Journal

    Opinion | María Corina Machado Needs Trump’s Protection (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The opposition leader’s return to Venezuela argues for an early date and process for a new election.

  25. Christian Science Monitor

    Venezuela’s Machado returns from exile, as doubts over democracy deepen (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

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

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