María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize and her presentation of it to Trump

Gone quiet · last story Jan 15, 2026

What this arc covers

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in October 2025: her absence from the ceremony in Oslo and her arrival there afterward, and, after Maduro's capture, her meetings with Trump and Pope Leo and her presentation of the prize to Trump.

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Earliest story we hold Oct 10, 2025 · 11 stories · 88 independent sources (counted once each) · 97 days

Part ofMaría Corina MachadoVenezuelaDonald TrumpOsloNorwayNicolás MaduroVatican CityLeo XIV

Part of The US and Venezuela

  1. The disputed 2024 election and Maduro's crackdownJan 27, 2024 – Jan 9, 2025
  2. The US military and pressure campaign to oust Nicolás MaduroAug 8, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026
  3. The US military's strikes on alleged drug boats off Venezuela and in the PacificSep 2, 2025 – Sep 21, 2026
  4. María Corina Machado's Nobel Peace Prize and her presentation of it to TrumpThis arcOct 10, 2025 – Jan 15, 2026
  5. Venezuela under Delcy Rodríguez after Maduro's captureJan 3 – Sep 26, 2026
  6. Nicolás Maduro's drug-trafficking case in New York after his captureJan 4 – Sep 14, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jan 152026Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado visits Trump in Washington8 articles · 4 independent sources
0 left, 3 center, 0 right
Jan 15– 182026Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting57 articles · 44 independent sources
5 left, 12 center, 11 right
Jan 122026Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audience14 articles · 9 independent sources
1 left, 2 center, 4 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. Oct 10 – 11, 2025Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize103 articles · 63 independent sources
  2. Dec 9 – 12, 2025María Corina Machado arrives in Oslo after Nobel ceremony52 articles · 27 independent sources
  3. Dec 9 – 10, 2025Venezuela’s Machado won’t attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony30 articles · 18 independent sources
  4. Jan 4 – 11, 2026Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to Trump29 articles · 17 independent sources
    1. Jan 4, 2026Only lean-left coverage:Trump Reportedly Refrained From Boosting Machado In Venezuela Because She Took The Nobel Peace Prize: 'Ultimate Sin'
    2. Jan 6, 2026Maria Machado says she would ‘love to’ share Nobel Peace Prize with Trump
    3. Jan 9, 2026Trump Says Receiving Nobel From Venezuela's Machado 'Would Be a Great Honor,' Confirms Meeting Next Week
  5. Jan 15 – 18, 2026Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting57 articles · 44 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Oct 6Oct 27Nov 17Dec 1Dec 22Jan 12

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Point at or tap a week to see its count by side.

Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Oct 6, 202514141698
Dec 8, 2025518475
Dec 15, 20250207
Dec 29, 20251128
Jan 5, 202669442
Jan 12, 20269161484

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

24% left · 51% center · 25% right of 88 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 11 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. October 2025

    Oct 10– 11Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins the Nobel Peace Prize103 articles · 63 independent sources
    14 left, 14 center, 16 right

  2. December 2025

    Dec 9– 12María Corina Machado arrives in Oslo after Nobel ceremony52 articles · 27 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 4 right
  3. Dec 9– 10Venezuela’s Machado won’t attend Nobel Peace Prize ceremony30 articles · 18 independent sources
    2 left, 8 center, 0 right
  4. Dec 17Machado has left Oslo after the Nobel Prize ceremony, her spokesman says8 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

  5. January 2026

    Jan 3Who is María Corina Machado, a key figure in Venezuela’s opposition?7 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right
  6. Jan 4– 11Nobel Institute says Venezuelan leader Machado can't give Peace Prize to Trump29 articles · 17 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 1 right
  7. Jan 6– 9Trump says he plans to meet with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado16 articles · 10 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 4 right
  8. Jan 12Pope Leo XIV meets with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado in a surprise audience14 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 4 right
  9. Jan 12– 16Venezuela's opposition leader meets Trump14 articles · 13 independent sources
    4 left, 4 center, 3 right
  10. Jan 15Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado visits Trump in Washington8 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  11. Jan 15– 18Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting57 articles · 44 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 11 right