Venezuela’s Congress Moves to Challenge President, Supreme Court



Venezuela’s opposition-led Congress, consistently undermined by the executive and judicial branches since taking control about 10 months ago, upped the ante on Sunday. During a four-hour extraordinary session in Caracas, which was interrupted for about 30 minutes after government supporters breached security and threatened lawmakers on the National Assembly floor, Congress approved a series of actions in response to last week’s decision suspending a referendum process to recall President Nicolas Maduro. -- More...

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