Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado gifted her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday. Machado met with the president a day after Trump spoke with Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, over the phone. Machado had previously dedicated her award to Trump last year “for his decisive support of our cause.” “I presented the President of the United States the medal, the Nobel Peace Prize,” Machado told reporters on Thursday, according to the Associated Press. She said Trump deserved the accolade “as a recognition for his unique commitment with our freedom.” Trump thanked Machado for the award and complimented the opposition leader in a post on Truth Social. “It was my Great Honor to meet María Corina Machado, of Venezuela, today. She is a wonderful woman who has been through so much,” said Trump. “María presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you María!” Top Trump officials have repeated the administration’s commitment to long-term democratic elections in Venezuela, however, the president has not placed a timeline on when elections might happen. Securing trustworthy democratic elections is one of the top priorities of Machado, whose party has been kept out of power in part due to election rigging by Venezuela’s Communist regime. After ousting former Venezuela strongman Nicolás Maduro earlier this month and forcibly extraditing him to New York to face trial on drug-related charges, the Trump administration has left Rodriguez to steady the Venezuela government while using an oil embargo to force Caracas to align itself with U.S. interests. Trump has declined to pressure Rodriguez to turn over the government to the opposition. The White House was reportedly convinced prior to Maduro’s arrest that Machado did not have the sway among Venezuela’s government and power brokers to stabilize the government. Some of the reforms that Washington has tasked Caracas with include ridding foreign influence from nations such as China and Cuba from Venezuela’s government. Washington has kept up pressure on Venezuela by restricting Caracas’ ability to sell oil on the international market. The United States has seized at least half a dozen oil tankers loaded with Venezuelan crude. The ships belong to a “ghost fleet” of foreign vessels that often use deception to carry sanctioned goods. Instead, Washington has struck a deal with Rodriguez’s administration and will handle the sale of Venezuelan oil on international markets. The Trump administration says it can secure a higher price for Venezuela while keeping influence over Caracas by controlling the flow of its most important export.

In October 2024, The Office alum Jenna Fischer shocked fans by announcing that she had breast cancer. Jenna battled the disease privately for a year, but felt that sharing her story during Breast Cancer Awareness Month could help others. Since her announcement, she’s periodically given fans updates, including talking about treatment and hair loss. Jenna recently shared a sweet photo on Instagram marking a huge milestone in her cancer journey. After battling with hair loss, wigs, and regrowth from cancer treatment, Jenna Fischer got a darling new haircut. “New Haircut! Thank you to my hair fairy@christikaycagle She has been with me every step of the way on this journey. She helped me get wigs, built me 4 custom hats with hair, gave me my first pixie, designed tiny clip-in extensions to help fill in the gaps for a photoshoot, helped me figure out how to deal with an all-new texture (my hair grew back thicker and more coarse after chemo), and now here we are! I finally have enough hair for a bob and I beyond love it,” she wrote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenna Fischer (@msjennafischer) Jenna Fischer Shared Encouragement with Others on a Cancer Journey Jenna Fischer wanted to give a bit of hope to others growing their hair post-cancer treatment. She gave a timeline of what to expect. “The whole thing was an exercise in patience and surrender. Sending you love if you are on a similar path!” Jenna wrote. A fellow cancer patient loved seeing Jenna Fischer happy. “I’m also 1.5 years post chemo and got a bob last month as a Christmas present for myself! It’s such a wonderful feeling that only cancer patients understand: finally getting enough hair back to have an ACTUAL HAIRCUT! It’s like a piece of yourself finally coming back,” they wrote. “So so happy for both of us!” “Your bob is giving me hope that my post chemo Greg Brady hair will someday look cute!!” Another person wrote. “Thank you for your inspiration… I can’t wait until my hair looks like this!!! my eyelashes are still very much missing at 5 months post chemo,” a fan added. We love Jenna’s candidness and desire to help her fans. It’s so important to feel seen, no matter where you are in life’s journey. This story’s featured image is by Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Yext.

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