Nation Jan 09 New video of Minneapolis ICE shooting emerges as tensions rise across the nation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Simeon Lancaster
Nation Jan 09 Watch 5:38 What oil companies need before tapping Venezuela's vast reserves President Trump hosted a group of oil executives at the White House and outlined his plan for American companies to exploit Venezuelan resources. Venezuela sits on more oil than any nation on the planet, but produces just 1% of the… By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins
World Jan 09 UN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order The top United Nations official on Thursday said the United States has a “legal obligation” to keep paying its dues that fund U.N. agencies after the White House announced that it is withdrawing support from more than 30 initiatives operated by the… By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press
Politics Jan 09 WATCH: Trump says Russia or China will occupy Greenland 'if we don't' The president said that he would like to make a deal “the easy way” to acquire Greenland, because if the U.S. doesn’t own it, he claimed Russia or China will take over it, and the U.S. does not want them… By Associated Press
Politics Jan 09 Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk Democratic Attorney General Phil Weiser said Thursday that the administration is choking off funds and dismantling programs over the state's refusal to free imprisoned elections clerk Tina Peters. By Matthew Brown, Associated Press
Jan 09 Trump has 'greenlit' sanctions bill punishing Russia for war in Ukraine, Sen. Graham says By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The bill, co-written by Graham and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, allows tariffs and secondary sanctions on countries buying Russia's oil, gas, and other exports. Continue reading
Jan 09 Iran's supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Protesters are “ruining their own streets ... in order to please the president of the United States,” the 86-year-old Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said to a crowd at his compound in Tehran. “Because he said that he would come… Continue reading
Jan 09 Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures and activists, which Trump says U.S. requested By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Matías Delacroix, Associated Press President Donald Trump said in a TV interview the releases came at the request of the United States and praised the government of acting President Delcy Rodríguez. Continue reading
Jan 09 House easily passes spending package as lawmakers work to avoid another shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The House passed a bipartisan package of three spending bills on Thursday that would fund parts of the federal government through September, demonstrating the eagerness of lawmakers to avoid another government shutdown near the end of the month. Continue reading
Jan 09 5 states sue Trump administration for withholding billions in social safety net funds By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press Attorneys general in five states have filed a lawsuit against Trump's administration after it said it would freeze money for several public benefit programs. Continue reading