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Here's what you missed this weekend: The US government shutdown became the longest on record and the president tweeted his fury at being called a Russian agent
Here's what you missed this weekend: The US government shutdown became the longest on record and the president tweeted his fury at being called a Russian agent
Christian Edwards,Christian Edwards,Christian EdwardsJan 14, 2019, 08:44 IST
President Donald Trump on Wednesday endorsed the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of Afghanistan.Evan Vucci/AP
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The biggest news this weekend was about the now record-breaking partial government shutdown and its expanding fallout.
President Donald Trump was particularly active on Twitter over the weekend after learning the FBI had investigated him as a possible Russian agent.
The president also reportedly hid records of his conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin from his own administration.
Investigators say the man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs killed her parents so he could get to her.
The oceans are heating up 40% faster than scientists realized - which means we should prepare for more disastrous flooding and storms.
Huawei says it fired an executive charged with espionage in Poland for bringing the company accused of global espionage and fraud into disrepute.
The second weekend of 2019 was a record breaker for a government in shutdown and the increasingly far-reaching consequences as it pushes past 23 days.
President Donald Trump had more to contend with though, as more reports emerged of possibly damaging ties to Russia.
Here are the news stories you may have missed this weekend, January 12-13.
The partial government shutdown became the longest in US history and it is starting to bite.
A partial shutdown of the federal government entered its fourth week Saturday, making it the longest on record. From jobs to food stamps, an impasse over border security has put large swaths of the economy in jeopardy.
Republican lawmakers are adamant that the president is not going to weaken or crack when it comes to backing down on the longest shutdown in US history.
The shutdown could have widespread consequences for the US economy — for example, employment could fall for the first time since 2010.
But that's not as ugly as it gets — the government reportedly accidentally paid a bunch of federal employees and then told them not to touch the money.
And as the sticking point of a border wall grinds the gears of government to a halt, it's the right time to take a journey along the entire 1,933-mile US-Mexico border and get a better grasp of what a monumental job it is to secure it, with or without a barrier.
The New York Times reported that the FBI had investigated Trump as a possible Russian agent.
President Donald Trump was particularly active on Twitter over the weekend after learning FBI investigated him as a possible Russian agent.
The New York Times reported Saturday that the FBI was looking into the possibility he was a Russian agent right after the president fired former FBI Director James Comey.
In a tweetstorm later, the president called Comey a "Crooked Cop" and attacked special counsel Robert Mueller, along with his former opponent Hillary Clinton.
Trump then added that he has been tougher on Russia than maybe any president, saying that it would be good if Russia and the US had better relations.
When asked on Saturday whether he is working for Russia or has worked for Russia, Trump did not directly answer, and called the question his most insulting ever.
The president has previously repeatedly denied colluding with the Russians.
Investigators say the man suspected of kidnapping Jayme Closs killed her parents so he could get to her.
This is everything we know about the Wisconsin teen who was found alive three months after her parents were brutally murdered.
Barron County Sheriff Christopher Fitzgerald said that though Patterson went to the home with the intention of abducting Closs, there is no indication he knew or had previous contact with the family.
Investigators are still working to determine any connection between Patterson and Closs. Patterson is being held on homicide and kidnapping charges.
Fitzgerald said Patterson had taken steps to mask his identity as he got ready to take Jayme.
The oceans are heating up 40% faster than scientists realized.
Earth's oceans absorb a whopping 93% of the extra heat that greenhouse gases trap in the atmosphere. That means sea levels could rise a foot by 2100. A new study has revealed that this absorption process is happening far faster than scientists had realized.
The globally isolated Chinese telecom said on Saturday it had terminated the employment of a Chinese worker after Polish authorities on Friday arrested Wang Weijing and a former Polish security official on spying allegations.
Huawei said in a statement that its employee's alleged actions "have no relation to the company."
The Chinese state-backed giant added that the decision was made because Wang brought the company into disrepute.
Trump's national security team reportedly asked for military options to attack Iran last fall.
Led by noted neo-conservative John Bolton, the president's national security team reportedly asked for military options to attack Iran last fall, sending US officials into a spin.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, the Trump administration asked the Pentagon for military options to strike Iran last fall.
That attack request alarmed Pentagon and State Department employees, The Journal said.
Bolton has headed Trump's National Security Council since April. Bolton has emphasized a more aggressive approach to Iran.
"John Bolton was by far the most dangerous man we had in the entire eight years of the Bush administration," Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics lawyer under President George W. Bush, tweeted at the time.
As Tesla pushed deeper into China last week, the implications for the global auto industry became more apparent over the weekend.
Business Insider senior writer Mathew DeBord writes that Tesla doesn't have much of a choice — if it doesn't take the risk now, it won't be able to dive in amid a global auto sales downturn its a contrast that highlights the biggest difference between Tesla's immature business and car companies that are over a hundred years old.
Musk was on a charm offensive in China all last week — and his latest meeting may be a sign that trade hostilities between the US and China are thawing.
The pair posed for photographs and made short press statements as part of the meeting. It came against the backdrop of three days of talks about a trade deal between Washington and Beijing.
