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Trump announces Kevin Warsh as fed chair pick

President Donald Trump announced conservative economist and former Fed governor Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the new Federal Reserve chairman.

WATCH: 12-year-old girl to compete for best in show with her pooch

ABC News' Danny New introduces 12-year-old Kennedy Green who will compete this weekend in the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show with her Pekingese, Lincoln.

Government funding negotiations hit snag after Democrats announce deal

Senate Democrats said Thursday they have struck an agreement to move forward with a package of bills to avert a partial government shutdown.

WATCH: US Coast Guard deploys ice breaking ships in New York City amid Arctic blast

A fresh blast of life-threatening cold is impacting over 150 million – including those in New York City, which is in the grip of its deepest freeze in eight years.

Trump threatens tariffs on countries selling oil to Cuba, declaring emergency

President Donald Trump announced Thursday a plan to impose additional tariffs on countries that provide oil to Cuba, declaring a national security emergency.

Trump sues IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax returns leak

Trump is suing his own Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Department on Thursday over the unauthorized disclosure of his tax information during his first term.

Democrats say they’ve reached agreement to avert shutdown

Senate Democrats said Thursday they have struck an agreement to move forward with a package of bills to avert a partial government shutdown.

WATCH: Pregnant mom allegedly murdered over Facebook Marketplace transaction

Court documents obtained by ABC News' Chicago station WLS say a 30-year-old pregnant mother was fatally stabbed after the sale of a vehicle went wrong in Downers Grove, Illinois.

WATCH: Man slides down icy driveway ‘like a penguin on my belly’

A West Virginia man took advantage of frigid temperatures by sliding down his driveway "like a penguin."

WATCH: Minneapolis mayor: ‘We are on the frontlines of a very important battle’

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey addressed the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota during remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C.

Trump posts discredited conspiracy theories following seizure of 2020 ballots

In the hours after FBI agents in Georgia seized 2020 election ballots, President Trump posted a series of thoroughly discredited conspiracy theories about the election.

WATCH: Fulton County Board of Commissioners chairman denounces FBI seizure

The chairman of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners defended the authenticity of the 2020 election results after the FBI seized original voting records from the county.

Senate Dems block funding bills amid DHS funding spat, shutdown threat

Democrats voted unanimously to block the six bills.

Fulton County official slams Trump administration over FBI's seizure of 2020 ballots

A top Fulton County, Georgia, official is blasting the Trump administration for the FBI's seizure of 2020 election ballots, calling it an attempt at "intimidation."

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