Why Trump Refused to Back Venezuela’s Machado: Fears of Chaos, and Fraying Ties

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Par :Tyler Pager · Anatoly Kurmanaev and Julian E. Barnes

6 janvier 2026 à 03:37

U.S. intelligence suggested María Corina Machado, Venezuela’s opposition leader, would struggle to lead the government. But her relationship with Trump officials had been souring for months.

The opposition leader María Corina Machado and her surrogate presidential candidate, Edmundo González, at a rally in Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, in 2024.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz Abandons Re-election Bid, and Amy Klobuchar May Run Instead

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Par :Tyler Pager · Reid J. Epstein and Ernesto Londoño

5 janvier 2026 à 23:35

Mr. Walz said a growing scandal over fraud in social services programs led him to abandon his run for a third term as governor of Minnesota.

Gov. Tim Walz said a widening scandal over fraud in social services programs in Minnesota had persuaded him to end his re-election bid.

How Trump Fixed On a Maduro Loyalist as Venezuela’s New Leader

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Par :Anatoly Kurmanaev · Tyler Pager · Simon Romero and Julie Turkewitz

4 janvier 2026 à 07:07

Nicolás Maduro balked at a gilded exile. U.S. officials then saw a more pliant option in his vice president, Delcy Rodríguez, known for stabilizing Venezuela’s economy.

Vice President Delcy Rodríguez of Venezuela, now the country’s interim leader, speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in 2019.

Trump Plunges the U.S. Into a New Era of Risk in Venezuela

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Par :David E. Sanger and Tyler Pager

4 janvier 2026 à 12:44

President Trump opened a new chapter in American nation building as he declared that the United States had toppled Venezuela’s leader and would “run” the country for an indefinite period.

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