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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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Associated Press:
Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute  —  The eight European countries targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump for a 10% tariff for opposing American control of Greenland blasted the move Sunday, warning that his threats “undermine transatlantic relations and risk a dangerous downward spiral.”
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 …
NBC News:
Scott Bessent says Greenland ‘can only be defended if it is part of the U.S.’: Full interview  —  In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends President Trump's calls for the U.S. to take over Greenland amid concerns from European allies that an annexation would destroy NATO relations.
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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Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Pentagon Tells 1,500 Troops to Prepare for Possible Deployment to Minnesota  —  But President Trump has already backed away from a threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to protests against the killing of a woman by a federal immigration agent.  —  The Defense Department …
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, reports say, as state mobilizes National Guard
NBC News:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says it would be a ‘shocking step’ for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act
Discussion: Raw Story
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
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: Washington Post and The Hill
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   Americans say Trump has the wrong priorities
CNN:
‘Inside CECOT’ airing tonight  —  Nearly a month has passed since Bari Weiss made the extraordinary decision to hold Sharyn Alfonsi's “60 Minutes” story about Venezuelan men deported by the US to a hellish prison in El Salvador.  “I look forward to airing this important piece when it's ready,” Weiss said.
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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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 …
Discussion: Blaze Media
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.
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
Chris Willman / Variety:
Bruce Springsteen Dedicates ‘Promised Land’ to Renee Good, Decries ‘Gestapo Tactics’ Leading to Citizens Being ‘Murdered’: ‘ICE Should Get the F— Out of Minneapolis’  —  In an unbilled performance Saturday night at the Light of Day festival in New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen took solemn …
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
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says federal agents are an “occupying force”
Discussion: Breitbart
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 …
CNN:
CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders  —  Congressional news Donald Trump Election polls  —  The Democratic Party has a deeply motivated base and a clear advantage on the generic congressional ballot ahead …
Discussion: NewsMax.com
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 …
Discussion: JURISTnews and The Gateway Pundit
Aitor Hernández-Morales / Politico:
Center left wins Portugal presidential election first round, exit poll says  —  António José Seguro looks set to compete against far-right leader André Ventura when the country holds a runoff election on Feb. 8.  —  António José Seguro …
 
 
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5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS
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The president of the United States is at war with his own country
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Discussion: Fortune
New York Times:
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Politico:
Trump suffers major losses in his war on offshore wind
Discussion: Bloomberg
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