Venezuelan activist Maria Corina Machado, a former lawmaker who helped lead mass protests that paralyzed Caracas in the spring, will likely be indicted Wednesday on charges of plotting to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro. Machado and her supporters have denounced the charges as politically motivated, and some U.S. lawmakers have seized on the case to push for…

You may not have heard of Maria Corina Machado. But in Venezuela, she’s made a big name for herself standing up to President Nicolas Maduro. A few recent highlights in the life of this popular Venezuelan opposition politician: She helped rally huge street protests. She injured her face in a legislative brawl, and eventually was booted…