The White House and the CIA have denied journalist Seymour Hersh's allegations that the US was involved in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines, calling the report "complete fiction" and "completely and utterly false," while the UN said it was unable to verify the claims.
Donald Trump responds to Biden's State of the Union address, criticizes record on border security, crime, economy, free speech, foreign policy, calls Biden corrupt and promises to reverse "crisis, calamity, and disaster."
President Joe Biden says he gave his authorization to shoot down a Chinese high altitude balloon a day after he was first briefed on the suspicious device, which was hovering over sensitive US military sites, but defense officials convinced him to wait until it was safe for people on the ground.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has postponed his planned trip to Beijing after a Chinese surveillance balloon was spotted over the mainland of the United States.