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7:15 AM ET, January 7, 2026

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Wall Street Journal:
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action  —  The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations  —  WASHINGTON—Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that recent administration threats against Greenland …
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New York Times:
Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Wants to Buy Greenland  —  President Trump has said since his first term that he wants to acquire Greenland, and he asked aides for an updated plan on Monday.  European leaders rejected the president's assertions.  —  Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told lawmakers …
Politico:
Trump 2.0 goes global  —  Good Wednesday morning.  This is Jack Blanchard.  Get in touch.  —  QUESTION OF THE DAY: How should Democrats respond to Donald Trump's excursion into Venezuela?  —  One 2028 presidential hopeful has a clear answer: By staying laser-focused on the kitchen table issues Americans care about.
Reuters:
Trump, advisers discussing options for acquiring Greenland and US military is always an option, White House says  —  U.S. President Donald Trump and his team are discussing options for acquiring Greenland and utilizing the U.S. military in furtherance of the goal is “always an option,” the White House said on Tuesday.
Kevin Breuninger / CNBC:
Trump weighs using U.S. military to acquire Greenland: White House
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Miller says no one would stop U.S. from seizing Greenland
Garrett M. Graff / Wired:
The 3 Keys to Understanding Trump's Retro Coup in Venezuela
Discussion: Matt Ortega for Congress and Vox
The White House:
January 6: A Date Which Will Live in Infamy  —  Discover the real January 6 story: peaceful protest turned tragedy, Deep State entrapment, media deception, and President Trump's triumphant pardons restoring justice to patriotic Americans.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
GOP-led Jan. 6 committee sets first hearing for next week  —  The new Republican-led panel tasked with investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack will hold its first hearing next week, Rep. Barry Loudermilk said in an interview Tuesday — the five-year anniversary of the event.
Avery Lotz / Axios:
White House re-litigates Jan. 6 with webpage claiming “insurrection” was a Democratic fabrication … - Upon his return to office, Trump granted pardons and commutations to hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants: people who are “patriots” and “hostages” to Trump, but remembered by others as violent insurrectionists.
Amy B Wang / Washington Post:
White House publishes website that rewrites history of Jan. 6 attack
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
Five years later, as Trump's lies continue, the danger of the January 6 insurrection remains
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
Jack Smith reveals Jan. 6 committee charade
Discussion: The Hill
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
The Moment We Lost The Plot
Emily Peck / Axios:
Trump administration tells 5 states their child care funds have been frozen  —  The Trump administration sent out letters Tuesday night to five blue states, freezing about $10 billion in funding for child care and social services programs pending a “thorough review,” citing concerns over “systemic fraud.”
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Wired:
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream  —  Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years.  Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.  —  Elon Musk hasn't stopped Grok …
Tim Weiner / New York Times:
Aldrich Ames, C.I.A. Turncoat Who Helped the Soviets, Dies at 84  —  As chief of the counterintelligence branch of the C.I.A.'s Soviet division, he had access to some of the nation's deepest secrets.  He had been serving life without parole since 1994.  —  Aldrich Ames, the most murderous turncoat …
Discussion: RTÉ, UPI and NewsMax.com
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Caitlin Yilek / CBS News:
Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84
Discussion: Associated Press
Walter Pincus / Washington Post:   Aldrich Ames, most damaging CIA traitor in agency history, dies at 84
Punchbowl News:
1/7/26 ☀️ AM: … Instead of threatening to hold up or even block government funding bills, Democrats are opting for a vote on a war powers resolution that, while politically significant, will be largely symbolic.  —  Lawmakers are staring down a Jan. 30 deadline to fund defense …
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John Irish / Reuters:
US backs security guarantees for Ukraine at summit of Kyiv's allies in Paris  —  The United States for the first time on Tuesday backed a broad coalition of Ukraine's allies in vowing to provide security guarantees that leaders said would include binding commitments to support the country if Russia attacks again.
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European Commission:
Robust Security Guarantees for a Solid and Lasting Peace in Ukraine - Statement of the Coalition of the Willing
Cameron Henderson / Telegraph:
Putin's secret bargain to trade Ukraine for Venezuela  —  Concerns mount that Russia will be given free rein to crush Kyiv as Trump pursues his ‘Donroe Doctrine’ in America's backyard  —  Facing Congress three years before Russia invaded Ukraine, Donald Trump's recently departed Russia adviser made an extraordinary admission.
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Judge orders Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's using U.S. attorney title  —  A federal judge ordered Trump ally Lindsey Halligan to explain why she's identifying herself as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia despite a court ruling that she was unlawfully appointed to the role.
Becca Lower / RedState:
Breaking: Michael Reagan, Conservative Host and Son of Pres. Ronald Reagan, Dead at 80  —  Michael Reagan, a conservative commentator and author who was the eldest son of President Ronald Reagan, has died at the age of 80.  —  His family released a statement Wednesday confirming his death on Sunday:
SBA Pro-Life America:
Leading Pro-Life Group to Trump, GOP: Hyde Is Non-Negotiable  —  Washington, D.C. - In response to President Trump's comments today about the Hyde Amendment, SBA Pro-Life America President Marjorie Dannenfelser issued the following statement: … As of 2025, the Hyde Amendment is estimated to have saved more than 2.6 million lives.
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Bill Barrow / Associated Press:
Trump tells Republicans to be ‘flexible’ on abortion restrictions to get a health care deal
Chris Marquette / Politico:
DOT wants to put the brakes on DC traffic cameras … Since the implementation of red light cameras in 1999, the city's use of those and other cameras has surged.  There are currently 546 active enforcement cameras in the District, and the Automated Safety Camera program enforces a wide range …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Emmanuel Morgan / New York Times:
Béla Fleck Withdraws From Kennedy Center Concerts  —  “Performing there has become charged and political,” the 18-time Grammy winner said.  —  The celebrated banjo player Béla Fleck announced on Tuesday that he had withdrawn from three concerts at the John F. Kennedy Center …
Colby Smith / New York Times:
Tests of Fed's Independence Intensify as Trump Seeks to Reshape Institution  —  The central bank faces two major hurdles early on in 2026 that will determine the extent to which it operates free of political meddling.  —  President Trump spent his first year back in the White House coming …
Jordain Carney / Politico:
Thune outlines 3 pieces of possible health care deal  —  Majority Leader John Thune laid out Tuesday the three components any bipartisan health deal would have to address in order for it to pass the Senate.  That includes instituting minimum premium payments and other new restrictions …
Jennifer Scholtes / Politico:
Lawmakers seek to limit DHS power to shuffle cash in funding bill  —  Top appropriators on Capitol Hill are seeking to tighten limits around how much money DHS can shift between accounts as they finalize funding bills ahead of the Jan. 30 shutdown deadline.  Rep. Mark Amodei …
Wall Street Journal:
Russia Sends Submarine to Escort Tanker the U.S. Tried to Seize Off Venezuela  —  Move raises the stakes over the Trump administration's attempt to seize the Bella  —  Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort an empty, rusting oil tanker that has become a new flashpoint …
 
 
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Associated Press:
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