Jan 10 Greenland's party leaders firmly reject Trump's push for U.S. takeover of island By Associated Press “We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be Danes, we want to be Greenlanders,” Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and four party leaders said in a statement Friday night. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 5:13 New video of Minneapolis ICE shooting emerges as tensions rise across the nation By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Simeon Lancaster Tensions continue to rise over President Trump's immigration crackdown. On Thursday, federal agents shot and wounded two people in Portland. It came after the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis stoked outrage and anger. As special correspondent Fred de… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 5:38 What oil companies need before tapping Venezuela's vast reserves By Amna Nawaz, Jackson Hudgins 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… Continue watching
Jan 09 UN chief says the U.S. has 'legal obligation' to fund agencies after Trump's withdrawal order By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Trump says Russia or China will occupy Greenland 'if we don't' By Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 09 Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk By Matthew Brown, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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