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9:15 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
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
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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 …
Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Pentagon puts 1,500 troops on alert for Minnesota: reports
Discussion: CBS News and Bloomberg
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
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent  —  In his new memoir, the Pennsylvania governor suggests that when Kamala Harris's team vetted him to be her running mate, aides focused on Israel to an extent he found offensive.
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Alex Thompson / Axios:   Dems' divide over Harris surfaces as she looks like a 2028 contender
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:   Harris's Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent
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.
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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Washington Post:
Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on ‘Board of Peace’
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
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 …
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
FBI opened probe on Minneapolis shooting; none exists now, Justice Dept. says  —  Trump administration officials have pushed to investigate Renée Good's partner, not the officer who shot her.  —  In the immediate aftermath of the death of Renée Good in Minneapolis …
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.
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
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.
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 …
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
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Dems' potential 2028 contenders cautious on trans rights  —  Democrats weighing bids for president are struggling for footing on transgender issues, dodging questions on the topic more than a year after President Trump's “Kamala is for they/them” ad was widely seen as one of his most effective attacks in the 2024 campaign.
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
 
 
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John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Acting CISA chief sought ouster of agency's chief information officer
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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
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Discussion: Fortune
NBC News:
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
Discussion: JURISTnews and The Gateway Pundit
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