Antetokounmpo has 31 points as Bucks beat Mavericks 116-106

MILWAUKEE — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 31 points and 15 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-106 on Monday.Eric Bledsoe had 21 points and Malcolm Brogdon 19 for the Bucks, who have won five straight and 12 of their last 14 to improve to 34-12 overall.Luka Doncic had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for Dallas, which has lost four in a row.

President Trump visits MLK memorial

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has paid a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr.

Shutdown goes on as President Trump's offer doesn't budge Democrats

WASHINGTON — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a compromise.President Trump on Sunday branded House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a "radical" and said she was acting "irrationally." The president also tried to fend off criticism from the right, as conservatives accused him of embracing "amnesty" for immigrants in the country illegally.President Trump offered on Saturday to temporarily extend protections for young immigrants brought to the country illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for $5.7 billion for his border wall.

Democrats aren't buying President Trump's shutdown-ending 'compromise'

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his long-promised border wall.

Pres. Trump offers a 'Dreamers' deal for border-money proposal

WASHINGTON -- In a bid to break the shutdown impasse and fund his long-promised border wall, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protection for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children.

First tangible signs of shutdown progress may be emerging

WASHINGTON — The first tangible signs of movement may be emerging in the impasse that has shut down the government for weeks: President Donald Trump is promising a "major announcement" about the closure and the U.S.-Mexico border and Democrats are pledging more money for border security.It was unclear whether the developments, following days of clashes between President Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., might represent serious steps toward resolving the partisan fight or instead may simply be political posturing as the partial shutdown reached a record 29th day.

Pres. Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to hold 2nd summit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal to coax the North to give up its nuclear weapons, the White House announced Friday.U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said "it's high time" for serious negotiations between the United States and North Korea to outline a roadmap for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.

President Trump plans big announcement on Saturday on shutdown, border

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump says he'll make a "major announcement" on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill over his border wall continues.The White House did not immediately provide details on Friday about what the president would be announcing, but a person familiar with the planning said President Trump planned to outline a new deal with specific proposals that the administration believes could potentially pave the way to the shutdown's end.

President Trump promises March for Life crowd that he stands with them

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump sought to assure opponents of abortion rights on Friday that he stands with them and would veto any legislation from a Democratic-controlled House that "weakens the protection of human life."President Trump spoke via video to participants at this year's March for Life on the National Mall.

$100K donation makes it possible to open warming shelters when temperature falls to 20° or below

MILWAUKEE -- Milwaukee officials announced a new partnership on Friday, Jan. 18 that will expand warming shelters and increase outreach to individuals in need of shelter this winter.Thanks to a $100,000 donation from We Energies, Repairers of the Breach and St.

President Trump says US will develop space-based missile defense

WASHINGTON — Declaring that space is the new warfighting domain, President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed the U.S. will develop an unrivaled missile defense system to protect against advanced hypersonic and cruise missile threats from competitors and adversaries.President Trump said in a Pentagon speech that the U.S. will do what it takes "to ensure that we can detect and destroy any missile launched against the United States anywhere, any time, any place."President Trump did not mention Russia, China or North Korea in his roughly 20-minute speech.

Pelosi asks President Trump to delay State of Union speech

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation — set for Jan. 29 — until the government reopens.The White House hasn't immediately responded to a request for comment about Pelosi's request, which she made in a letter to the president.Pelosi says the partial shutdown is raising concerns about security preparations for the speech.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Scott Walker duke it out on Twitter over marginal tax rates

WASHINGTON -- Freshman congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and longtime Wisconsin politician Scott Walker certainly don't share the same political views, and the heat between the right-wing and the left-wing politicians came to a boil on Twitter Tuesday, Jan. 15.Rep.