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NBC News:
Trump's latest Western Hemisphere fixation: Canada — The president has intensified his criticism of Canada in private conversations with aides in recent weeks over what he sees as the country's vulnerability to U.S. adversaries in the Arctic. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump …
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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Macron urges EU to deploy trade ‘bazooka’ against US as Trump ramps up tensions — Donald Trump's decision to slap tariffs on countries that have shown support for Greenland is pushing transatlantic relations to a breaking point as EU leaders contemplate ways of retaliating against Washington that until now have been unthinkable.
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Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
Treasury secretary defends Greenland tariffs: ‘The national emergency is avoiding the national emergency’ — President Donald Trump has said he would impose tariffs on countries that reject his ambitions to control Greenland. — Add NBC News to Google — WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary …
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Jeanna Smialek / New York Times:
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland, Europe Weighs Going All-Out — Europe's dependence on the United States for NATO security limits its options. Its strongest response could be retaliating with its own trade “bazooka.” — In a single post on Saturday night …
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
European leaders say they won't be ‘blackmailed’ by Trump's tariff threats
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 17, 2026 — After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J. Trump's bizarre demand …
Wolfgang Ischinger / New York Times:
Trump's Greenland Threats Will Boomerang on America
Trump's Greenland Threats Will Boomerang on America
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The Hill
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow
Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow
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Reuters, The Guardian, NewsMax.com and France 24
New York Times:
‘Yankee, Go Home’: Greenlanders Protest Trump's Takeover Plans
‘Yankee, Go Home’: Greenlanders Protest Trump's Takeover Plans
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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 says he'll hit Denmark and 7 other countries with new tariffs until there's a deal to buy Greenland
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Richard Bravo / Bloomberg:
EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump's New Tariff Threat
EU Set to Halt US Trade Deal Over Trump's New Tariff Threat
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say — Soldiers with the Army's 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed at the ready following Trump's Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials. — The Pentagon has ordered …
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CNN:
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, reports say, as state mobilizes National Guard — Federal agencies US military Immigration Donald Trump — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota, according …
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Fox News, France 24, New York Post, Twin Cities and CBS News
Damon Linker / Persuasion:
ICE Is Imposing Autocracy in Minnesota
ICE Is Imposing Autocracy in Minnesota
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NewsMax.com, Reason and The Dean's Report
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far — More Americans now describe ICE's operations as too tough when stopping and detaining people, and there's a growing view that President Trump's deportation program is targeting more people than just dangerous criminals.
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Americans say Trump has the wrong priorities — Your weekly political data roundup for January 18, 2026 — This is my weekly roundup of new political data published over the last seven days. — This week: Protests over the ICE shooting in Minneapolis have continued …
Bloomberg:
Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on 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 …
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The Atlantic:
Trump's Billion-Dollar Board of Peace
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Jacob Magid / The Times of Israel:
Netanyahu fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board
Netanyahu fumes at Gaza oversight panel makeup as Trump invites Erdogan to peace board
Barak Ravid / Axios:
“Gaza is our show”: U.S. pushes its plan over Netanyahu's objections
“Gaza is our show”: U.S. pushes its plan over Netanyahu's objections
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Israpundit and Straight Arrow News
New York Times:
'We'll Sue': White House's Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo — In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would “sue” the news outlet if it did not air an interview unedited.
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NBC News:
Trump encourages Rep. Julia Letlow to primary Sen. Bill Cassidy — Letlow has previously said she hasn't decided if she would run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. — President Donald Trump encouraged Rep. Julia Letlow, R-La., to primary Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., for his U.S. Senate seat in a post on Truth Social Saturday evening.
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Kelly Kasulis Cho / Washington Post:
Trump urges lawmaker to challenge GOP senator who voted to convict him
David French / New York Times:
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good — Imagine for a moment that you're a member of Renee Good's family. You're mourning her death at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis, and you want justice. — So you visit a lawyer to see what can be done.
New York Times:
Under Patel, F.B.I. Scours Its Records to Discredit Trump Opponents … The F.B.I. has had many missions in the more than half-century since its founding director, J. Edgar Hoover, died. It has chased spies, foiled terrorist attacks, ushered in a modern era of innovation and decreased crime rates.
Osasu Obayiuwana / The Guardian:
Growing sense of embarrassment at Fifa over Donald Trump peace prize — Mid-level and senior officials uncomfortable with award — Fifa says it still ‘strongly’ supports the peace prize — There is a growing sense of embarrassment among mid-level and senior officials within Fifa …
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher / Forbes:
FAA Warns Airlines Of Potential ‘Military Activities’ In Latin America — Topline — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has warned airlines to exercise caution for the next 60 days when flying over parts of Mexico, Central America and South America, citing the risk of “military activities” …
New York Times:
Martin Luther King's Son: ‘Justice Demands Endurance’ — The future of the Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance. As the Supreme Court deliberates in Louisiana v. Callais, Times Opinion convened a conversation between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s son and Norm Ornstein …
Barak Ravid / Axios:
“The order never came”: Behind the scenes of Trump's Iran pullback — On Wednesday morning, dozens of top military, political and diplomatic officials in Washington and across the Middle East believed U.S. bombs would be dropping in Tehran within hours. — By that afternoon …
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Washington Post, Wall Street Journal and NewsMax.com
Politico:
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind … Democrats and wind supporters hailed the clean sweep in this week's legal cases, even if the ultimate fate of those massive offshore energy projects remains to be determined. — “Trump is getting his butt kicked again.
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Vox:
7 predictions for how MAHA will change how Americans eat — What comes after “peak protein”? … Uncle Sam thinks you're probably eating wrong, and he's got some advice. — Out: processed carbohydrates and added sugar. — In: fat and protein, especially the animal-flesh kind.

