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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 …
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Raw Story
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 …
Discussion: CNBC and USA Today
Leo Sands / Washington Post:
European leaders say they won't be ‘blackmailed’ by Trump's tariff threats  —  E.U. ambassadors will hold an emergency meeting on Greenland after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on eight European countries that sent troops there.  —  LONDON — European leaders warned of a …
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 …
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
January 17, 2026  —  After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J. Trump's bizarre demand …
Discussion: HuffPost
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
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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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Jacob Frey says Minneapolis won't be ‘intimidated’
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.
Discussion: The Hill and YouGov's The Surveyor
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Americans say Trump has the wrong priorities  —  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, with Trump threatening to invoke the Insurrection Act in response.
Washington Post:   Voters oppose ICE amid shootings in Minneapolis
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump supports potential GOP challenger to Bill Cassidy … “I'm honored to have President Trump's endorsement and trust,” she wrote.  “My mission is clear: to ensure the nation our children inherit is safer and stronger.  This United States Senate seat belongs to the people of Louisiana …
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Washington Post:
Trump urges lawmaker to challenge Sen. Bill Cassidy in GOP primary
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Financial Times:
Broad mandate of Trump's Board of Peace sets it up for rivalry with UN  —  Body was originally planned to oversee Gaza but charter's expansive wording suggests it could mediate in other conflicts  —  James Shotter in Jerusalem, Michael Peel and Chris Cook in London and Abigail Hauslohner in Washington
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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.
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.
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” …
Discussion: Breitbart, USA Today and The Hill
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 …
Discussion: Election Law Blog
New York Times:
Lula: This Hemisphere Belongs to All of Us  —  The United States' bombings in Venezuelan territory and the kidnapping of its president on Jan. 3 are yet another regrettable chapter in the continuous erosion of international law and the multilateral order established after World War II.
Discussion: Bloomberg
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Noem defends Minnesota ICE operations, says judge's order “didn't change anything”  —  Washington — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the Trump administration's ongoing immigration operations in Minnesota on Sunday, while saying that a federal judge's order limiting …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Reuters:
At least 5,000 dead in Iran unrest, official says, as judiciary hints at executions  —  At least 5,000 people have been killed in protests in Iran, including about 500 security personnel, an Iranian official in the region said on Sunday, citing verified figures and accusing “terrorists and armed rioters” of killing “innocent Iranians”.
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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