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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado met today with President Trump at the White House and she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to the president.

Here is Machado speaking earlier to reporters.

That is Maria Carino Machado, the opposition leader of Venezuela.

And she went on to say that Venezuelans are counting on President Trump for the country's freedom.

The meeting comes as U.S.

forces seized a sixth oil tanker near Venezuela earlier today.

The U.S.

and Taiwan have agreed to a trade deal.

It will lower tariffs to 15% from the previous 20%, and U.S.

tariffs on goods from Taiwan are now on par with both Japan and South Korea.

Also, as a part of this deal, Taiwan semiconductor companies will make at least $250 billion in direct investments toward American energy and artificial intelligence operations.

Here is Bloomberg's Michael Shepard.

That is Bloomberg's Michael Shepard.

Now, this trade deal comes as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the world's top maker of AI chips, released earnings today.

And at the same time, Taiwan Semi earmarked a hefty increase in capital spending.

Here is Bloomberg analyst Matthew Bloxham.

That is Matthew Bloxham from Bloomberg Intelligence.

President Trump and governors in the U.S.

Northeast will be directing the nation's largest electric grid operator, PJM Interconnection, to hold an emergency auction as a way of forcing technology giants to pay for new power plants.