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7:20 PM ET, January 17, 2026

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Paul Krugman:
The Stupidest Trump Move So Far  —  Donald Trump has many weird obsessions, but his fixation on acquiring Greenland may be the weirdest.  Alas, it's also consequential.  European nations are taking it seriously enough that they have sent military forces into Greenland …
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CNN:
Trump threatens new tariffs on European allies over Greenland until deal reached, as thousands protest  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday the United States will impose new tariffs on several European countries unless a deal is reached for the purchase of Greenland …
Steve Kopack / NBC News:
Trump says he'll hit Denmark and 7 other countries with new tariffs until there's a deal to buy Greenland  —  Trump said the 10% duties on eight European countries would increase to 25% on June 1 unless a deal is reached.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  President Donald Trump said Saturday …
Associated Press:
Hundreds march in Greenland to support Arctic island in the face of Trump's threats to take it over
Sara Sjolin / Bloomberg:
Trump's Greenland Demands Spark Protest Rallies in Denmark
Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board  —  The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion.  —  According to a draft charter for the proposed group seen by Bloomberg …
Discussion: Reuters, The Hill and NewsMax.com
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The Atlantic:
Trump's Billion-Dollar Board of Peace  —  The new entity has a global remit and a steep price for a permanent seat.  —  Imagine you're the president of a midsize country, and you're offered a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.  The only condition: You have to pay …
Washington Post:
Trump names Kushner, Rubio, Blair to Gaza board; Israel objects to lineup
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Wall Street Journal:
The Standoff That Has Turned Minnesota Into a Tinderbox
Discussion: Fox News and NBC News
Sophia Cai / Politico:
Trump to POLITICO: 'It's time to look for new leadership in Iran' … The next day, the president abruptly changed course, saying he had been informed that the killings had stopped.  —  “The best decision he ever made was not hanging more than 800 people two days ago,” Trump said Saturday …
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Washington Post:
In Iran crisis, Trump confronted limits of U.S. military power  —  Inside the Oval Office, the president and his national security advisers contemplated striking Iran but backed away as costs loomed and Mideast allies lobbied for restraint.  —  It was late morning on Wednesday …
Brad Kutner / WVTF:
Spanberger ends relationship between ICE and Virginia State Police  —  Governor Abigail Spanberger was inaugurated Saturday, and with it issued a series of day one executive orders.  Among them is one rescinding the relationship initiated by former governor Glenn Youngkin between Virginia State Police …
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WWBT:
Day One: Governor Spanberger ends Virginia's ICE collaboration
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Blue Virginia
Politico:
Abigail Spanberger becomes Virginia's 1st female governor in historic inauguration
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
This Is the Only Card Trump Can Play  —  Not since the British occupation of Boston on the eve of the Revolutionary War has an American city experienced anything like the blockade of Minneapolis and its surrounding areas by the federal government.  —  Acting under the pretext of immigration enforcement …
Douglas MacMillan / Washington Post:
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed  —  The two men's accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security's account of the incident.  —  The Trump administration is seeking to deport …
Discussion: Twin Cities
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Trump Is Making China Great Again  —  SOMEONE ALERT the Norwegian Nobel Committee: Against the odds, Donald Trump has succeeded in peacefully uniting the world.  —  Unfortunately, the world has been united against us.  —  This Pax (Ex) Americana era was illustrated Friday …
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Dispatch from the occupation  —  What life is like in Minneapolis now … I am writing as an ordinary citizen of Minneapolis/St Paul ─ one of America's 20 largest metro areas.  I have kids in the public schools, own a house, go to work every day, pay taxes, volunteer in my community …
Discussion: MPR News
Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff / Washington Post:
U-Va. board leaders resign as Spanberger and Democrats take power  —  The departures come as Democrats took other steps to quickly unwind some changes made at Virginia colleges during the administration of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin.  —  The leaders of the University of Virginia's board resigned Friday …
Dave Jamieson / HuffPost:
Man Charged With Shining Laser Pointer At Trump's Helicopter Acquitted In 35 Minutes  —  It's another embarrassing outcome for Jeanine Pirro, who tried to “make a felon out of a homeless man with nothing but a cat toy keychain.”  —  A man who was charged with a felony for allegedly shining …
Discussion: The Guardian
New York Times:
How the House Slumped to Historic Lows of Productivity in 2025  —  Despite holding a governing trifecta, Republicans labored to steer the tightly divided House, with fewer votes and fewer bills that became law than almost any session in the last two decades.
Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump announces he will sue JPMorgan ‘over the next two weeks’ for allegedly ‘DEBANKING’ him … During the 2024 campaign, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon had been floated for Treasury secretary by the president, but their relationship has since soured. … Earlier in 2025, the Trump Organization sued Capital …
 
 
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Washington Post:
Colorado's wolves in the political crosshairs as Trump targets the state
Discussion: The Independent
Avery Lotz / Axios:
The rise of the political potty mouth
Frederick Melo / Twin Cities:
St. Paul woman, U.S. citizen, released from ICE detention after two days
Zane Heinlein / CNN:
Border Patrol agent questions if man is US citizen ‘because of your accent’
Discussion: TMZ.com
Anthony Capaccio / Bloomberg:
Army Hypersonic Missile Fielding Falters on Missed Deadline
Discussion: NewsMax.com
 Earlier Items: 
Associated Press:
AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA's radar for years
Discussion: New York Post and VINnews
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America's myriad afflictions
Discussion: ABC News
Charles Gaba / ACA Signups:
In which the WSJ Editorial Board does exactly what I predicted they'd do 3 weeks ago.
Discussion: Cafe Hayek
David Gelles / New York Times:
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
Discussion: New York Post
Jack Revell / The Daily Beast:
Trump, 79, Appears to Forget Name of Woman Who Just Gave Him Her Nobel Peace Prize
Nick Miroff / The Atlantic:
‘Maybe DHS Was a Bad Idea’
 

 
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