Machado to Lunch with Trump as Venezuela’s Opposition Pushes for Democratic Transition

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will have lunch with President Trump at the White House after offering to share her Nobel Prize with him for what she calls his historic move toward a democratic transition in Venezuela; the Nobel Committee says the prize cannot be shared, and Trump has not endorsed Machado as Venezuela’s future leader. Separately, the U.S. has begun selling Venezuelan oil and has taken additional energy-security actions, including seizures of oil tankers, as part of its policy toward Venezuela.