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Morning edition · August 5, 2026 · published Sep 25, 5:23 pm ET · Español

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Ted Cruz and Jeanne Shaheen introduce Senate resolution for free elections in Venezuela

A bipartisan group of US senators led by Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen introduced a resolution on August 4 calling for free elections and the immediate, unconditional release of political prisoners, according to Cruz's office and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

The text warns that any harm to María Corina Machado or other candidates would delegitimize those elections, Reuters reported. Shaheen said the regime has taken no serious steps to dismantle its repressive apparatus. In an interview with David Placeres, Senator Rick Scott called Machado his "great friend."

«María Corina Machado is my great friend. She is a great fighter for freedom and democracy.»— Rick Scott (interviewed by David Placeres), August 5, 2026 · watch

Sources Senador Ted Cruz Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado VPItv David Placeres

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