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8:35 PM ET, January 18, 2026

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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.”
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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 …
Francis Fukuyama / Persuasion:
Don't Back Down, Europe  —  Trump's tariff threats against allies should be the last straw. … Over the weekend, Donald Trump announced that he would be imposing a 10 percent tariff from February 1 on the eight European countries that had agreed to send forces to Greenland.
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg:
Macron to Seek Use of EU Trade Tool as Calls to Retaliate Grow
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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The UnPopulist:
The Pentagon has Reportedly Called In 1,500 Active Duty Soldiers to Suppress Residents Protesting ICE Brutality in Minneapolis  —  The surge of militarized ICE and border patrol agents into Minneapolis already amounts to an occupation of a major American city by our own government—exactly as many of us warned.
Discussion: Reuters and The Independent
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
NBC News:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says it would be a ‘shocking step’ for Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act
Discussion: Raw Story
CNN:
1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, reports say, as state mobilizes National Guard
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.
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: MPR News and Blaze Media
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks  —  Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said officers had not used pepper spray and similar measures limited by a judge's order, then was confronted with a video that showed chemical agents deployed.
Discussion: NBC News
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Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Noem defends Minnesota ICE operations, says judge's order “didn't change anything”
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says federal agents are an “occupying force”
Discussion: CNN and Breitbart
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 Washington Post
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:   Americans say Trump has the wrong priorities
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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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 …
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.
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
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.
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: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
Army reservist says he's spent weeks trying to free his wife from immigration detention  —  Stephanie Kenny-Velasquez had an asylum case pending and no criminal record, her brother and husband said.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  U.S. Army Reserve Black Hawk pilot Chris Busby …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Acting CISA chief sought ouster of agency's chief information officer … The personnel spat began late last Thursday afternoon after Costello was given a so-called management-directed reassignment, meaning he had roughly one week to decide whether to move to another part of the Department …
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
A Democratic governor's blueprint for surviving Trump … Murphy spoke with POLITICO for an hour last week to reflect on his eight years in office, which concludes on Tuesday.  He's the first Democrat in decades to win two terms in the New Jersey governor's office, and he steps down with his party …
Discussion: New Jersey Online
 
 
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Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says
Frederick Melo / Twin Cities:
5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS
Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
The president of the United States is at war with his own country
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Hassett Says Trump May Be Right to Keep Him Out as Fed Chair
Discussion: Fortune
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Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
Discussion: JURISTnews and The Gateway Pundit
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New York Times:
Lula: This Hemisphere Belongs to All of Us
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