January 29, 2019
Up First: Tuesday, January 29th, 2019
Former Trump adviser Roger Stone will be arraigned in federal court today. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei faces U.S. charges for stealing trade secrets, lying to banks and violating sanctions against Iran. And the U.S. has placed sanctions on Venezuelan oil to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
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