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In his first American interview in years, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro tells ABC's Tom Llamas that the US is "fabricating" a crisis as a pretext to war. President Trump lowers expectations for his summit with Kim Jong Un. And one woman's complaint about a housing inspector has sparked a firestorm around public housing programs.

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Violence erupts on the Venezuelan border as volunteers try to bring in foreign aid. President Trump prepares to fly overseas, but investigations could overshadow everything here at home. And R. Kelly remained behind bars as he faced sexual abuse charges, because he couldn't afford the $100,000 bond.

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As Jussie Smollett faces charges of faking a hate crime to boost his salary, cops say he's "pissed everybody off." Venezuela braces for a potential standoff at the border tomorrow. And nearly four months after Election Day, North Carolina will have a congressional do-over.

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Chicago police charge Jussie Smollett with faking his own attack. The FBI says a Coast Guard lieutenant was readying a domestic terror killing spree. And bishops gather for an unprecedented conference on sexual abuse.

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President Trump denies asking Matthew Whitaker to put a friendly face atop the Southern District probe. West Virginia teachers got what they wanted -- but they're still on strike this morning. And whistleblowers say Trump appointees were pushing a Saudi nuclear deal, over experts' objections.

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They flew to Syria to live in a self-styled caliphate. But as the fight over Syria comes to an end, foreign women worried they'll be trapped forever. Andrew McCabe presses his case as President Trump calls him "treasonous." And two brothers who say Jussie Smollett paid them to orchestrate an attack are now offering a motive.

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Two men tell Chicago PD that they attacked actor Jussie Smollett...because he paid them to do it. State attorneys general line up to file suit to block President Trump's national emergency declaration. And ahead of a bishop gathering in Rome, the Vatican defrocks an American cardinal accuse of sex abuse.

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"The Dropout" has become a podcast phenomenon about the rise and fall of the blood testing company Theranos. In a bonus episode of "Start Here," Brad interviews creator Rebecca Jarvis, and her team, about how they obtained some of their most explosive material.

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President Trump says he'll sign a compromise border deal. But he'll also sign a national emergency declaration, giving him potentially $8 billion for a wall. Amazon scraps its plan for a New York campus. And taxpayers aren't seeing the refunds they were expecting.

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Congress gets ready to vote on a border protection package...but everyone's nervously eyeing President Trump. A judge tears up Paul Manafort's deal with Robert Mueller. And in an ABC News exclusive, Jussie Smollett describes what it's like to be doubted over a brutal attack.

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