5 takeaways from COP26 Day 2: Leaders tackle methane, high-risk countries speak up, China weighs in
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The mood in Glasgow was optimistic on Tuesday, after several big COP26 announcements.
Here's what happened on day two.
The big methane pledge
The Trump administration has outlined a number of demands that Venezuela must agree to order to resume oil production, two senior White House officials told CNN.
Minnesota state representatives are set to testify during a Republican-led House Oversight Committee hearing on allegations of fraud and misuse of federal funds in the state. Follow for live updates
On the heels of the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nícolas Maduro, President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric around his desire to acquire Greenland, once again raising the prospect of military intervention, sparking fears across Europe and widespread condemnation.
Parched soil crunched under Jessica Rogers’ boots as she crossed the empty lot overlooking Palisades’ Stadium By the Sea. She sprayed her hose towards a cluster of leafy bushes growing at the base of a blackened tree.
The fate of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States remains in limbo after the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
One of the most notorious spies in United States history, responsible for the arrest and eventual execution of numerous Soviet and Russian officials secretly working on behalf of the US intelligence community, has died at the age of 84.
Michael Reagan, the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan and a conservative commentator, has died. He was 80.
The White House said Tuesday that it is “discussing a range of options” to acquire Greenland, noting that using the US military is not off the table.
House Republicans crowded into the Kennedy Center on Tuesday to hear President Donald Trump lay out his vision for the consequential midterm year ahead.
President Donald Trump’s decision to remove the head of a sovereign country over the weekend was a hugely significant operation. But it was perhaps even more significant as a statement of intent.
Hours after ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro was formally charged with narcoterrorism and other offenses in New York, the Justice Department used the indictment at a federal courthouse 1,300 miles away in its effort to defend President Donald Trump’s ability to use a wartime authority to speed up some deportations.
Doug LaMalfa, a longtime Republican congressman from Northern California, has died, House GOP leadership announced Tuesday. He was 65.
The Trump administration is slashing $10 billion in funds for social services and child care in five Democratic-led states, a Health and Human Services official confirmed to CNN, with the agency suggesting without evidence that the funding has been used fraudulently.