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The political crisis in Venezuela has reached a tipping point that may lead to a peaceful return to democracy or yet more violence and despair. How the United States handles the situation could spell the difference between a successful transition back to democracy, deepening autocratic rule or outright civil war. Contrary to claims that this is a U.S.-sponsored coup, the Venezuelan National Assembly, led by opposition parties freely and fairly…

On Saturday, Dakota Theriot, 21, shot and killed three people — the woman believed to be his girlfriend, her brother and father — in Louisiana’s Livingston Parish before taking the father’s truck, driving to neighboring Ascension Parish and shooting his parents, authorities said.

Similar White House efforts to undermine Pelosi utterly failed during the 35-day shutdown. In the end, Pelosi kept her caucus unified, Republicans broke ranks instead and Trump abruptly reversed course, agreeing Friday to reopen closed federal agencies without getting any money for the wall.

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Image copyright Reuters Image caption John Bolton warned against the intimidation of US diplomats in Venezuela US National Security Adviser John Bolton has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition leader Juan Guaidó will be met with “a significant response”. Mr Bolton tweeted on Sunday that any such “intimidation” would be “a grave assault on the rule of law”. His warning comes days after the US and…

There are two sides to special counsel Robert Mueller’s indictment of longtime Trump associate Roger Stone. On one side there are the under-oath statements Stone made to the House Intelligence Committee that Mueller says are false. On the other, there are the Stone statements Mueller did not challenge. The testimony for which Stone was indicted concerns his descriptions of dealings with two men — Jerome Corsi and Randy Credico —…

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An image provided by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office shows a 2004 Dodge pickup truck that was allegedly driven by Dakota Theriot, the suspect in five murders across two Louisiana parishes. AP hide caption toggle caption AP An image provided by the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office shows a 2004 Dodge pickup truck that was allegedly driven by Dakota Theriot, the suspect in five murders across two Louisiana parishes. AP Police…

The first-term California senator, who announced her candidacy on Monday, planned a speech at a rally in Oakland, her hometown, later Sunday, as she outlines her campaign and introduces herself to the nation.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro rejected an international ultimatum to call elections within eight days and said opposition leader Juan Guaido had violated the country’s constitution by declaring himself leader. Maduro, in an interview with CNN Turk aired on Sunday, also said he was open to dialogue and that meeting U.S. President Donald Trump was improbable but not impossible. The broadcaster dubbed the interview from Spanish into…

Jerome Corsi said Sunday that the information about him in special counsel Robert MuellerRobert Swan MuellerSasse: US should applaud choice of Mueller to lead Russia probe MORE‘s indictment against longtime Trump confidant Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneMueller’s selective prosecution of Stone, Venezuelan-style Trump seeks to shift narrative after Stone indictment Mueller hunt for Russia collusion turns into circus show with Stone MORE is “accurate.” “I will affirm that what is in the…

Dan Stein, the president of a hardline immigration group called Federation for American Immigration Reform, put the onus on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Senate’s top Democrat, Chuck Schumer, who pledged to negotiate once the government was reopened. “The ball is now in Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer’s court,” Stein said.

Anthony Faiola January 26 at 9:21 PM CARACAS, Venezuela — President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday backed off an ultimatum to kick out U.S. Embassy staff by Saturday, temporarily defusing a diplomatic standoff with an agreement that allows both nations to keep diplomats in each other’s capitals for 30 days while negotiating the creation of more limited “interest offices.” If no deal is reached at the end of that period, the diplomats…

Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown addressed his past extramarital relationship with U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris in his weekly column Saturday, saying he may have boosted the presidential hopeful’s career. “Yes, we dated. It was more than 20 years ago,” Brown wrote in the San Francisco Chronicle. “Yes, I may have influenced her career by appointing her to two state commissions…

The Americans would promise to withdraw their 14,000 troops, and the Taliban would agree to never again allow their territory to be used by extremists like Al Qaeda, the terrorist network that staged the 2001 attacks on the United States from Afghanistan and set off the start of the war. That much seemed in agreement. But as always, the devil is in the details. How long would the cease-fire be,…

Shootings in Louisiana: What We Know Five people are dead in two separate – but related – incidents. The “prime suspect” is 21-year-old Dakota Theriot, wanted for first-degree murder and other charges. He is considered “armed and dangerous.” Two of the victims were the suspect’s parents. Evelyn Ernest, the mother of one victim and grandmother of two others, told CBS News that her granddaughter and the suspect were briefly in…

Video Trump: We have reached a deal to end the shutdown and reopen the government President Trump on Friday signed a short-term spending bill to re-open the government, ending the longest partial federal government shutdown in U.S. history. Trump signed the stop-gap spending bill just hours after the measure passed the Senate and House, respectively. “On Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, the president signed into law: H.J. Res. 28, the ‘Further Additional…

A writer for the leftist Nation magazine opined in 2013, “Yes, the Venezuelan president could be a strongman,” upon the Venezuelan dictator’s death. “But he leaves behind what might be called the most democratic country in the Western Hemisphere.” Such are the delusions of socialism. Chavez, having been legitimately elected in 1998, quickly set out to destroy Venezuela’s democratic institutions. Taking advantage of a weak and too-easily-altered national constitution, he…

CLOSE There’s much more to Roger Stone than his connection to President Donald Trump. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – A day after being indicted, Roger Stone used his Instagram account to mock special counsel Robert Mueller and dub the charges against him a big “nothingburger.” “Here’s what Mueller has on me #nothingburger,” Stone posted on Saturday. The post accompanied a doctored image of Mueller dressed up as a waiter holding an empty bun on…