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Machado returns to Venezuela after months in exile
Machado left Venezuela in December to accept her Nobel Peace Prize in Norway, and her advisers say earlier attempts to return by air and sea failed.
On air: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on The Weekend ShiftPublished
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 5:29 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Washington Times's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by The Washington Times: “Exiled opposition leader returns to Venezuela amid leadership crisis”, with reporting from The New York Times, ABC45 (TNND), Bloomberg, The Hill and KFDM (TNND).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 5:29 PM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Kenji Moonfield, Vera Bullock and Chip Darnell.
- Topics: Venezuela.
- BBN covered this story before: Meghan responds to claim; Venezuela, midterm headlines (October 23).
The real story
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- The Washington TimesExiled opposition leader returns to Venezuela amid leadership crisis
- The New York TimesWho Is María Corina Machado?
- ABC45 (TNND)Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile amid transition October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- BloombergMachado Returns to Venezuela, Testing Rodríguez’s Regime Opening - Bloomberg October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- The HillMaría Corina Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
- KFDM (TNND)Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado returns from exile amid transition October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado is back home after about ten months in exile, and she has not said how she got in or where she is now.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHer advisers say she tried seven times in recent months, by air and sea, and was turned away.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTonight she posted on X, "I'm here, with you," and attended Mass in Barquisimeto.
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The story so far
- Venezuela opposition renews support for Machado as leader · Al Jazeera
- Machado Blasts Trump's Venezuela Oil Partner as Corrupt · Newsmax
- Meghan responds to claim; Venezuela, midterm headlines · The New York Times
- Machado returns to Venezuela after months in exile (this story)
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