Sunday's Headlines: Venezuelan opposition faces off against security forces as Maduro digs in

'Please Pray': U.S. lawmakers sound off on standoff; Photos: How the crisis is unfolding; Paul Manafort a 'hardened' and 'bold' criminal, Mueller prosecutors tell judge

Democracy Dies in Darkness     The morning's most important stories, selected by Post editors   Venezuelan opposition faces off against security forces as Maduro digs in Venezuela was assessing the damage from Saturday's battles between civilians and loyalists to President Nicolás Maduro. Four people were killed and hundreds were injured. At least two aid trucks — apparently attacked by the Venezuelan security forces — went up in flames. Maduro, meanwhile, danced at a pro-government rally, mocked the United States and broke off ties with neighboring Colombia. By Mariana Zuñiga, Anthony Faiola and Dylan Baddour  •  Read more » 'Please Pray': U.S. lawmakers sound off on standoff Republicans are pretty much unified in their criticism of the Maduro government. But Democrats are split on the United States' role in the growing conflict. By Emily Tamkin  •   Read more »   Photos: How the crisis is unfolding The scene as opposition leader Juan Guaidó and protesters defied Maduro's aid blockade. By Emily Tamkin  •   Read more »   Paul Manafort a 'hardened' and 'bold' criminal, Mueller prosecutors tell judge Their sentencing memo for Trump's former campaign chairman was unsealed Saturday and did not suggest a specific prison term. Manafort has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in D.C. and Virginia. By Rachel Weiner  •   Read more »   The Fix: Even if Mueller's probe ends soon, things are far from over The Mueller report is anticipated in the coming weeks, but experts predict this is just the beginning of criminal investigations. By Deanna Paul  •   Read more »   Trump attempts to tamp down expectations ahead of summit with North Korean leader Amid evidence that Pyongyang has done little to curb its nuclear weapons production, the president has sought to create the conditions to declare the summit a success regardless of the outcome. By David Nakamura  •   Read more »   After five failed attempts to escape ISIS slavery, she tried one last time The young woman, a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority, was abducted with her child and endured four years of captivity as a sex slave. Their walk to freedom, passing corpses in the darkness along the way, lasted 53 hours. 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By Tom Jackman  •  Read more »     Vatican abuse summit is 'wake-up call' for countries where scandals have not yet exploded The West has led the inquests into predatory priests, but calls grow for a harder look into other corners of the Roman Catholic world. By Chico Harlan  •   Read more »   An Alabama newspaper editor urged the Klan to 'ride again.' A black woman is taking his place. Democrat-Reporter editor Goodloe Sutton turned control of the paper over to Elecia Dexter, an African American woman from Chicago who served as the paper's front office clerk. By Michael Brice-Saddler  •   Read more »   A legislator's daughter called him out for endorsing an anti-LGBT bill, so he apologized Kansas State Rep. Ron Highland (R) said it was a mistake to co-sponsor a bill that calls same-sex marriages "parody marriages" and would allow the state to stop them. By Lindsey Bever  •   Read more »   Ready for the Oscars? Not if you don't know about these 5 stories. 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