What You Need to Know About the Explosive Situation in Venezuela

How is the National Assembly fighting back? The opposition called for a referendum to remove Maduro from office. It planned to launch a three-day initiative to collect the necessary support to call the referendum—4 million signatures, or 20% of Venezuelan voters. But an electoral commission put a stop to the campaign, deferring to four court rulings that questioned the validity of signatures that were already collected, the New York Times reports. On Tuesday, the opposition voted to put the president on political trial for his actions. Both sides have said their opponent’s actions are akin to a coup. More…