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11:36 PM on Friday, January 9

U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Greenland and says Washington must take control of the strategically located island

11:25 PM on Friday, January 9

As U.S. seizures of oil tankers linked to Venezuela surge, so do concerns in Cuba about whether the island’s government and economy will survive

8:37 PM on Friday, January 9

New York’s attorney general has sued the Trump administration for halting two major offshore wind projects expected to power more than 1 million homes

7:49 PM on Friday, January 9

7:40 PM on Friday, January 9

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing most of his executive order on elections against the vote-by-mail states Washington and Oregon, in the latest blow to Trump’s efforts to require documentary proof of citizenship to vote and to require that all ballots be received by Election Day

6:07 PM on Friday, January 9

A judge has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot block child care and other federal social service money from flowing to five states for now

6:03 PM on Friday, January 9

Judge stops the Trump administration’s freeze on child care and other social service funding for 5 states for now

6:01 PM on Friday, January 9

The Washington National Opera is moving performances away from the Kennedy Center

4:56 PM on Friday, January 9

President Donald Trump is showing off a lapel pin he says is called "Happy Trump," featuring a cartoonish version of himself

4:51 PM on Friday, January 9

In an unusual move, President Donald Trump posted a graph Thursday night on social media that reflected jobs data from December that weren’t supposed to be released until the Labor Department issued the monthly employment report Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. eastern

4:49 PM on Friday, January 9

A lawyer squabble over who gets to represent former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro in his New York drug case has erupted, with an ex-Justice Department official asking a judge to let Maduro settle the dispute

4:44 PM on Friday, January 9

The Heritage Foundation think tank is urging the federal government “to save and restore the American family,” kicking off the midterm election year with a call for conservatives to focus on domestic issues

4:40 PM on Friday, January 9

Wounded veterans cycled along the Overseas Highway, including the Seven Mile Bridge, as part of the annual Florida Keys Soldier Ride

3:27 PM on Friday, January 9

President Donald Trump gathered House Republicans this week at Washington’s Kennedy Center for a pep rally that kicked off the year

12:09 PM on Friday, January 9

The United States and Venezuela are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations

9:18 AM on Friday, January 9

The Trump administration has tried to freeze funds for programs including child care subsidies and cash assistance and job training for poor families with children

8:39 AM on Friday, January 9

President Donald Trump is calling on oil executives to rush to invest in Venezuela as the White House looks to quickly secure $100 billion in private funding to revive the country's ability to fully tap into its expansive reserves of petroleum

7:19 AM on Friday, January 9

U.S. forces have boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea

11:25 PM on Thursday, January 8

A Minnesota prosecutor is calling on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer

11:03 PM on Thursday, January 8

Protests in Iran have continued despite threats from the government to crack down