Briefly with OZY

President Donald Trump called bipartisan talks on border security “a

waste of time” and suggested he’ll take matters into his own hands if

negotiations fail to yield his much-vaunted wall. Meanwhile, Beijing

reportedly pledged to buy 5 million tons of American soybeans after a meeting

yesterday between President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He.

Record low temperatures left at least a dozen dead as swirling winds usually found over the North Pole traveled south over the Great Lakes. Meanwhile, Juan Guaidó, Venezuela’s opposition leader and self-declared interim president, wrote in a New York Times op-ed that he’s held secret meetings with the military in a bid to turn the armed forces against President Nicolás Maduro.

Beijing has demanded that Washington end its “unreasonable

crackdown” on the Chinese tech giant after the U.S. Justice Department unsealed

criminal indictments yesterday against Huawei and its CFO. Meanwhile, the U.S.

has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by sanctioning

his country’s state-owned oil company.

Beijing has demanded that Washington end its “unreasonable crackdown” on the Chinese tech giant after the U.S. Justice Department unsealed criminal indictments yesterday against Huawei and its CFO. Meanwhile, the U.S. has ramped up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by sanctioning his country’s state-owned oil company.

President Donald Trump expressed skepticism yesterday over

whether congressional negotiators would be able to strike an immigration deal

that he’d approve. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s embattled president oversaw a display

of Russian-made ordnance yesterday as Australia and Israel joined the

international chorus recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaidó as the country’s

legitimate leader.

Even without the border wall funds he has demanded, President Donald Trump has agreed to a three-week stopgap funding deal to end America's longest government shutdown. Meanwhile, uncertainty reigns in Venezuela as a self-proclaimed interim leader recognized by the United States urges supporters and soldiers to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

Senate leaders are making a new push to negotiate a way out of the

35-day partial federal shutdown. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s embattled president

has effectively thrust opposition leader Juan Guaidó back on the defensive

Venezuelan National Assembly President Juan Guaido declared himself interim president before anti-government protesters, challenging embattled President Nicolas Maduro’s government. Meanwhile, following a public back-and-forth with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, President Trump said that he won’t deliver his speech until the government fully reopens.

U.S. lawmakers are set to vote on rival bills tomorrow aimed at

ending the monthlong partial federal shutdown. Meanwhile, an emboldened

Venezuelan opposition — egged on by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence —

is planning nationwide protests today.

At least 45 people were killed yesterday during a Taliban raid on an

Afghan military base southwest of Kabul. Meanwhile, Rudy Giuliani has walked

back his remarks suggesting Trump and associates pursued a Moscow real

estate deal during the campaign.