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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to defy any US attempt to overthrow his government – telling crowds that “failure is not an option”.

Taiwan will prepare itself for combat within the next two years amid “intensifying” threats from China, the nation’s president has declared.

‘Without prejudice’: What this 2-word legalese means for the dismissed charges against James Comey and Letitia James  The Conversation DOJ will bring Comey, James case to the Supreme Court, says former US attorney  KOMO Trump’s Retribution Push Has Expanded Even as It

Johnson told White House that Republicans aren’t interested in extending ACA subsidies, sources say  CBS News

White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix  AP News

Brazil’s ex-President Bolsanaro ordered to serve 27-year prison sentence over coup plot  Axios Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro ordered to begin serving 27-year prison sentence for attempted coup  CNN Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot  BBC How a Sabotaged

White House Defends Witkoff After Leak of Conversation With Russian Official  The Wall Street Journal

Republicans in the dark on White House plan for Obamacare abortion restrictions  Politico

The case against Comey failed because of Trump’s prosecutor. Who is she?  NPR DOJ left with few good options after Comey, James dismissals  The Hill Uncertainty grips US attorney’s office in Virginia after judge tosses James Comey and Letitia James cases  CNN Lindsey