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The U.S. virtual embassy in Iran issued a security alert on Friday, urging American citizens to leave the country and prepare an exit plan that does not rely on U.S. government help amid nationwide protests there.The notice was issued just hours before U.S. and Iranian officials were scheduled to hold talks in Oman, amid mounting concerns about a possible military confrontation between the two...

President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Feb. 5 at the 74th National Prayer Breakfast. The annual event has been attended by every president since President Dwight D. Eisenhower.Ukraine and Russia concluded a second day of U.S.-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 5, agreeing to a major prisoner swap, the first such exchange in five months, officials said.

The Trump administration will reduce the number of federal immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota by 700, White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Wednesday. "Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration and as a result of the need for fewer law enforcement officers to do this work in a safer environment, I have announced effective immediately, we will draw down 700 people...

President Donald Trump will welcome Colombian President Gustavo Petro for a bilateral discussion at the White House in Washington on Tuesday. The two spoke by phone in January, with Trump announcing the meeting shortly after.The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a bill on Tuesday to fund several federal agencies as a partial shutdown enters its fourth day. Many Democrats—including...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 2 will begin work to pass a Senate bill to fund the government as multiple agencies remain in a partial shutdown.Punxsutawney Phil, the legendary groundhog that lives in a tree stump in rural Pennsylvania, has issued a highly anticipated weather forecast: six more weeks of winter.

A rapidly intensifying bomb cyclone buried parts of North Carolina in record snow, knocked out power, halted travel, and canceled flights, as bitter Arctic air pushed rare freezing temperatures and snow flurries into Florida. The U.S. government is partially shut down, and House Speaker Mike John (R-La.) said he’s confident that he has enough republican votes to end it by at least Feb. 3. An...

The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure. The files, posted to the department’s website, include 2,000 videos and 180,000 images related to Epstein.Former CNN anchor Don Lemon has been...

Border czar Tom Homan said on Jan. 29 that agreements with state and local officials could lead to an ICE drawdown. "This is common sense cooperation that allows to draw down on the number of people we have here," Homan said at a news conference in Minneapolis.President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. ET on Jan. 29 at the White House.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying in the Senate about President Donald Trump's Venezuela policy on Wednesday. It will be the first time Rubio has publicly faced lawmakers' questions over the January 3 operation to seize former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.Amazon confirmed 16,000 corporate job cuts on Wednesday, completing a plan for around 30,000 since October, while leaving...

First Lady Melania Trump called for unity amid the protests in Minnesota.“We need to unify. I'm calling for unity. I know my husband, the president, had a great call yesterday with the governor and the mayor, and they're working together to make it peaceful and without riots. I'm against the violence,” Melania Trump said during an interview with Fox News.The deadly storm that brought crippling...