CARACAS : Supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro prepare for a march to the National Assembly for the swearing in ceremony of the Constituent Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Aug. 4, 2017. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is heading toward a showdown with his political foes, preparing to seat a loyalist assembly that will rewrite the country’s constitution and hold powers that override all other government branches. (AP/PTI)