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Nicholas Vinocur / Politico:
Hit back at Trump? Europe mulls unthinkable options as Greenland threats ramp 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 …
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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 …
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 …
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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 …
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Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow
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NBC News:
Scott Bessent says Greenland ‘can only be defended if it is part of the U.S.’: Full interview
Scott Bessent says Greenland ‘can only be defended if it is part of the U.S.’: Full interview
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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 …
January 17, 2026 — After the extraordinary pushback on President Donald J. Trump's bizarre demand …
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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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Nicholas Kerr / ABC News:
GOP Rep. McCaul says a US invasion of Greenland would mean ‘war with NATO itself’
GOP Rep. McCaul says a US invasion of Greenland would mean ‘war with NATO itself’
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Tim Lister / CNN:
A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trump's Greenland threat
A stunned Europe finally wakes up to Trump's Greenland 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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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Noem defends Minnesota ICE operations, says judge's order “didn't change anything”
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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Jacob Frey says Minneapolis won't be ‘intimidated’
Jacob Frey says Minneapolis won't be ‘intimidated’
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Politico:
Louisiana's Letlow prepares Senate bid after Trump endorsement … Letlow didn't explicitly declare her candidacy in the wake of Trump's endorsement, but signaled in a post on X that she was likely to get into the race. — “I'm honored to have President Trump's endorsement and trust,” she wrote.
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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 — 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.
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.
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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.
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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Zi-Ann Lum / Politico:
Carney mulling $1B membership to Trump's ‘Board of Peace’
Carney mulling $1B membership to Trump's ‘Board of Peace’
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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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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Very Important Moment — Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) went on CNN this morning and among other things said, “I think ICE needs to be totally torn down... People want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals, not the goon squad that has come from Stephen Miller and Trump.”
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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 …
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Jeff Abbott / El Paso Times:
Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minnesota dies at Camp East Montana — Immigrant is 3rd detainee to die at ICE facility in El Paso — A Nicaraguan immigrant arrested by ICE in Minneapolis has become the third detainee to die at Camp East Montana in El Paso while facing deportation …
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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:
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.
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NBC News:
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case — The White House said that an additional document pardoning Wanda Vázquez Garced will be signed out of an abundance of caution. — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's pardon of former Puerto Rico …
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