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Image copyright Reuters Image caption Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testified to the Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday North Korea is unlikely to fully give up its nuclear weapons, a US intelligence report says, despite the hopes of the Trump administration. The Worldwide Threat Assessment report also says Iran is not making nuclear weapons, but that cyber threats from China and Russia are a growing concern. Both countries may…

People bundled up against the cold in downtown Chicago on Sunday. Forecasters warned of dangerous weather conditions across a swath of the U.S. over the next several days. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP People bundled up against the cold in downtown Chicago on Sunday. Forecasters warned of dangerous weather conditions across a swath of the U.S. over the next several days. Nam Y. Huh/AP Record-shattering…

Two top Democratic groups are threatening to devote resources to thwart former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who announced over the weekend that he is “seriously considering” an independent bid for the White House. By putting Schultz on notice, they hope to ease widespread concern among Democrats that a third-party campaign by the billionaire could steal votes away from their party’s nominee and deliver a second term to President Trump. American…

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) – Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost Georgia’s recent gubernatorial election, will deliver the Democrats’ response to Republican President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, the top Democrat in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, said on Tuesday. “I’m very excited she has agreed to be the responder,” Schumer told reporters, adding that he had asked her to give the response several weeks ago. The response…

Stacey Abrams will deliver the response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, giving the state’s highest-profile Democrat one of the nation’s most prominent pulpits as she considers whether to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he asked Abrams to deliver the address, which will air shortly after Trump finishes his address to a joint session of…

Stacey Abrams will deliver the response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address next week, giving the state’s highest-profile Democrat one of the nation’s most prominent pulpits as she considers whether to run for U.S. Senate in 2020. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters he asked Abrams to deliver the address, which will air shortly after Trump finishes his address to a joint session of…

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The Chicago area is bracing for historic cold this week as frigid temperatures begin to drop Tuesday. A Wind Chill Advisory went into effect for the Chicago area at 4 a.m. and will be in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday, when it will be upgraded to a Wind Chill Warning. The Wind Chill Warning will remain in effect until noon Thursday. WATCH: Chicago is colder than some of coldest places…

Anthony Faiola January 29 at 3:22 PM CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s chief prosecutor asked the pro-government Supreme Court on Tuesday to prohibit opposition leader and self-declared interim president Juan Guaidó from leaving the country and to freeze his bank accounts, prompting the United States, which a day earlier slapped sweeping sanctions on Venezuela’s state-run oil company, to say there would be “serious consequences” if Guaidó is harmed. “We request these…

Mr. Trump withdrew the United States from that agreement last year. He called it “defective at its core” and said if the deal remained in place, Iran would“be on the cusp of acquiring the world’s most dangerous weapons.” The agreement still stands, largely with support from European capitals. Senator Angus King, the Maine independent who caucuses with Democrats, asked Ms. Haspel point-blank if Iran remained in compliance with the nuclear…

Video Two Houston police officers in critical condition after being shot while serving search warrant The president of the Houston Police Officers Union on Monday tore into those targeting law enforcement officers, hours after a shooting left five cops injured. Joe Gamaldi, the union president, gave an impassioned statement after the incident, saying “enough is enough.” Two suspects also were killed in the incident. 5 POLICE OFFICERS INJURED IN HOUSTON SHOOTING,…

The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…

The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…

The US on Monday charged the Chinese phone giant Huawei, Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, and a couple of affiliates with bank and wire fraud and theft of trade secrets. The two indictments are the latest development in a saga that exploded when the Canadian government arrested Meng in December at the request of US authorities. Read more: US calls Huawei and CFO Meng Wanzhou national-security threats, indicts company and…

President Trump still demands $5.7 billion for his wall. Democrats continue to say they’ll be damned before they write that check. Government funding runs out Feb. 15, three weeks after Congress passed a short-term spending measure to end the longest shutdown in modern history. There might not be enough time for both sides to come to a compromise. There is plenty of time for both sides to take stock of…

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It’s as official as it ever was: The White House doesn’t want to be held responsible for acting on climate change. In an interview on Fox News Tuesday night, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders dismissed Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s urgent calls to action on climate change: “Look, I don’t think we’re going to listen to her on much of anything, particularly not on matters we’re gonna leave in the…

Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact with trees have sparked multiple Northern California wildfires in recent years. PG&E filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images Firefighters battle flames at a burning apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., in November. State fire officials say power lines coming into contact…

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Video Roger Stone: I’m being targeted because they want to silence me Former Trump adviser Roger Stone told Fox News on Monday that the indictment brought against him as part of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation last week is really part of an attempt to silence him for his support of President Trump. “This is meant to silence me,” Stone said in an exclusive interview on “Hannity.” “They’re trying…