CARACAS, Venezuela — Riot police were out in force in Venezuela ‘s capital Thursday looking to quell protesters seeking to block President Nicolás Maduro’s attempt to cling to power despite credible evidence that he lost last summer’s election by a landslide.

The US has recognized Edmundo González as the rightful winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, but Washington’s approach to Caracas could shift under Donald Trump.

Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado’s aides said she was detained on Thursday, followed moments later by official denials of her arrest, in a confusing

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González at the White House on Monday, according to a senior administration official. The meeting comes as the Biden administration recognized González as the nation's "president-elect" following Venezuela's disputed July elections.

Venezuelan opposition supporters protested around the country in a last-minute effort to put pressure on President Maduro the day before he is to be sworn in for his third term.

US President Joe Biden will meet on Monday in Washington with exiled Venezuelan opposition politician Edmundo Gonzalez Urrutia, who says he defeated Nicolas Maduro in a contested election, a US source familiar with the plan told AFP.

A senior U.S. administration official has told the Associated Press that the Venezuelan opposition leader who claims to have defeated President Nicolás Maduro in last year’s presidential election will meet with U.

María Corina Machado was detained after leading protests in Caracas against president’s inauguration on Friday

Aides to Maria Corina Machado say the Venezuela opposition leader has been arrested when her convoy was intercepted by security forces as it departed an anti-government protest in Caracas.

Aides to Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado say she was detained Thursday, but they've been contradicted by authorities who accuse government opponents of trying to spark an international crisis.

Days before Venezuela’s presidential inauguration, self-exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González was in Panama Wednesday rallying regional support for the