Nobel Peace Prize for Venezuela’s María Corina Machado Draws Criticism NYT | Top Stories By: Genevieve Glatsky and Henrik Pryser Libell 10 December 2025 at 08:43 María Corina Machado is being honored for her push for democracy even as she backs President Trump’s military buildup and aggressive campaign against Venezuela. © Adriana Loureiro Fernandez for The New York TimesThe opposition leader María Corina Machado in her office in Caracas last year.