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What recent developments are there regarding Venezuelan oil sanctions?
Oil coming to the U.S. I'm Lisa Lucera, Fox News. President Trump posting on Truth Social that the interim authorities in Venezuela will turn over between 30 and 50 million barrels of what he called sanctioned oil to the U.S. to insurers used by the people of Venezuela and the U.S. The president writing that Energy Secretary Chris Wright will oversee the plan. This is Attorney General Pam Bondi says indictments similar to those of deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife could be on the way.
Nothing is off the table. We are going to do everything under Donald Trump's direction to keep and make America safe.
Maduro and his wife fled not guilty yesterday in New York to charges of narco-terrorism. This is the president is not backing away from his desire to acquire Greenland for the U.S.
President Trump and his team are discussing a range of options to acquire Greenland. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says adding utilizing the U.S. military is always an option at the commander-in-chief's disposal. Leavitt says the president has made it known that acquiring Greenland is a national security priority and vital to deter adversaries in the Arctic region. Greenland is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Several NATO leaders are pushing back on President Trump, issuing a statement saying saying it is only up to Greenland and Denmark to decide the island's future.
Fox's Jared Halpern at the White House. U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff says there's been significant progress after meetings in Paris to end the Russian war with Ukraine.
We think we're largely finished with security protocols, which are important so that the people of Ukraine know that when this ends, it ends forever.
This was the 15th meeting of the so-called Coalition of the Willing, involving more heads of state and governments than ever, and U.S. envoys meeting in person for the first time. America is listening to Fox News.
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An ex-Georgia State House member accused of fraudulently receiving unemployment benefits.
Karen Bennett of Stone Mountain is charged with making false statements to obtain COVID-19 relief unemployment funds. Federal prosecutors allege Bennett got nearly $14,000 as part of that fraud. She served as a Georgia State House member for 12 years before sending Governor Brian Kemp a letter last month saying she would resign January 1st. Bennett is the second state lawmaker to be charged with collecting fraudulent benefits. Sharon Henderson of Covington was indicted in December. Both of the accused are Democrats. While Henderson remains in office, Governor Kemp has to call a special election to fill Bennett's seat. Grinnell Scott, Fox News.
Crime is down in some of the nation's largest cities. Chicago and New Orleans have reported a reduction in violent crime for 2025, and San Francisco saw its lowest homicide rate in 70 years. In New York City, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch says gun violence dropped significantly.
Shooting incidents and shooting victims fell to their lowest levels in recorded history. The subway system had its safest year outside the pandemic era since 2009.
Chicago Police Department data show that homicides last year fell to the lowest level in six decades, while New Orleans officials say they saw a 21% drop in fatal shootings in 2025 compared to the year prior.
What are President Trump's plans for acquiring Greenland?
Homicides in Washington, D.C. were down 32%, according to the Justice Department. In New York City, Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is under fire for generating sexualized images of women and children without consent. Britain's technology official is demanding urgent action from the Musk platform X. Grok Imagine allows users to create images with text prompts, including adult content.
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