Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is scheduled to meet President Trump on Thursday as her country's future — and her own political fate — hang in the balance.
The big picture: Ahead of the stunning U.S. raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Machado has sought to appeal to Trump. But as the smoke cleared over Caracas, Trump held off on throwing U.S. support behind her as the country's next leader.