A. Martinez

I'm A. Martinez, that is Michelle Martin, and this is Up First from NPR News.

Venezuela's top opposition leader brought her Nobel Peace Prize to Washington and handed it to President Trump.

But in Caracas, the country's interim president struck a defiant tone in her national address.

So who does the White House actually back to lead Venezuela?

On Wednesday, immigration officers shot another man, this time in the leg, which sparked unrest on the city's north side.

Maria Corina Machado is making a push to remain part of Venezuela's future after the U.S.

military operation that led to the seizure of deposed leader Nicolás Maduro.

Trump has sidelined Machado and is backing Venezuela's acting president, who at the same time yesterday was in Caracas giving a defiant and at times compliant speech before lawmakers.

Now a year into his second term, Trump says he finally has a plan.

Jeremy Martinez, cognitive disorders are common among criminal defendants.

Where were you that day?

This weekend on The Sunday Story, one pioneering effort to address the needs of those with cognitive disabilities in the criminal justice system.

Listen to The Sunday Story right here on NPR's Up First podcast.

No, I normally... You're well lit.

I turn off all the lights here at NPR West.

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And we'll hear about what the Department of Labor's inflation numbers actually show about affordability.

I mean, nationally, gas is cheaper, but grocery prices and other bills keep climbing.