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12:40 AM ET, January 19, 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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Wall Street Journal:
In Trump's Drive for Greenland, NATO Is the First Casualty  —  The threat of a new trade war with Europe is pushing the trans-Atlantic alliance into its deepest crisis since World War II  —  BRUSSELS—A few months ago, officials on both sides of the Atlantic hoped that they had saved the Western alliance …
Francis Fukuyama / Persuasion:
Don't Back Down, Europe  —  Trump's tariff threats against allies should be the last straw.
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland is Simultaneously Evil, Illegal, and Counterproductive
Discussion: ABC News
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.
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
‘60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
Discussion: Fortune
Stephanie Saul / New York Times:
In Minneapolis, a Pattern of Misconduct Toward Protesters  —  Legal and criminal justice experts said a ruling by a federal judge last week revealed conduct by immigration agents that evokes the civil rights era.  —  A protester detained, her bra removed and wedding ring cut off, and some of her clothes never returned.
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Jack Brook / Associated Press:
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor  —  The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor.
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
Discussion: CBS News
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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Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic:
Harris's Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent  —  Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was already irritated by what he describes as “unnecessarily contentious” questions from the team vetting him to be Kamala Harris's running mate when a senior aide made one final inquiry …
Discussion: Washington Post
Alex Thompson / Axios:   Dems' divide over Harris surfaces as she looks like a 2028 contender
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Paul McLeary / Politico:
Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment
Associated Press:
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees  —  Detainees are being held at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.  —  Federal officers stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Washington Post:
Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on ‘Board of Peace’  —  New details about a Trump-led board conceived to oversee rebuilding in Gaza have given rise to predictions that it could be used in place of U.N.'s traditional role.  —  President Donald Trump has sent a flurry …
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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 …
Lauren Egan / The Bulwark:
Zero Chucks Left to Give  —  Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority.  Can he manage his way through it?  —  ∙ Paid  —  IT IS NEVER FUN TO BE out of power.  And no Democrat has felt that more acutely this past year than Chuck Schumer.  —  Democratic voters have pointed …
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
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 …
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 …
Chan Ho-him / Associated Press:
China's economy grows 5% in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite Trump's tariffs  —  China's economy expanded at a 5% annual pace in 2025, buoyed by strong exports despite U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.  However, growth slowed to a 4.5% rate in the last quarter of the year, the government said Monday.
Discussion: New York Times
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
Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
America vs. the World … The trump administration's National Security Strategy made it official: The American-dominated liberal world order is over.  This is not because the United States proved materially incapable of sustaining it.  Rather, the American order is over because the United States …
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.
The Big Picture:
Our Wins Of The Week  —  In the wake of the murder of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, the Trump administration tried to gaslight the nation into thinking she was a “domestic terrorist” and that her death was justified.  —  The good news: it's not working.
Discussion: CBS News and Persuasion
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.
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 …
 
 
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Associated Press:
New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’
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Albert Sun / New York Times:
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One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
Frederick Melo / Twin Cities:
5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS
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Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
The president of the United States is at war with his own country
Discussion: The Mahablog
CNN:
CNN poll: Democrats are deeply motivated for the midterms despite having dismal views of party leaders
Discussion: NewsNation and NewsMax.com
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg:
Hassett Says Trump May Be Right to Keep Him Out as Fed Chair
Discussion: Fortune
NBC News:
Trump pardon of former Puerto Rico governor failed to include a relevant criminal case
Discussion: JURISTnews and The Gateway Pundit
Anthony Salvanto / CBS News:
CBS News poll finds more Americans say ICE being too tough; Republicans feel protesters have gone too far
Discussion: The Hill and Washington Post
David French / New York Times:
An Old Theory Helps Explain What Happened to Renee Good
 

 
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Washington Post:
60 Minutes' CECOT segment, which Bari Weiss shelved in December as it lacked an on-camera interview with a Trump administration official, airs without one

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