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8:00 AM ET, January 19, 2026

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John Irish / Reuters:
Trump tells Norway he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace  —  U.S. President Donald Trump has told Norway's prime minister in a letter that he no longer feels obligated “to think purely of Peace” because he had not been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and he repeated his demand for control of Greenland.
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland.  He Doesn't Seem to Want It.  —  The strategic importance of Greenland is growing, and NATO has underinvested in Arctic security.  But President Trump, intent on ownership, is rebuffing deals with Europe to solve the problem.
TASS:
Kremlin agrees that Trump will go down in history if he annexes Greenland  —  According to Dmitry Peskov, by resolving the issue of Greenland's accession, the US leader will go down not only in US history, but in world history as well  —  MOSCOW, January 19.  /TASS/.
New York Times:
Starmer Pushes Back Against Greenland Tariff Threat as ‘Completely Wrong’
Associated Press:
Europeans reeling as Trump imposes tariffs on 8 countries over Greenland dispute
Francis Fukuyama / Persuasion:
Don't Back Down, Europe  —  Trump's tariff threats against allies should be the last straw.
David Cohen / Politico:
Bessent: ‘The national emergency is avoiding a national emergency’
Financial Times:
Trump has invited Putin to join ‘Board of Peace’, Kremlin says  —  Russian president's spokesperson says Moscow is ‘studying all details of the offer’ to join board overseeing Gaza  —  US President Donald Trump has invited Vladimir Putin to a “Board of Peace” set up to mediate in Gaza …
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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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Alex Thompson / Axios:   Dems' divide over Harris surfaces as she looks like a 2028 contender
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
Minho Kim / New York Times:
Noem Denies Use of Chemical Agents in Minnesota, Then Backtracks
Discussion: CBS News
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CNN:
‘Inside CECOT’ airing tonight
David Bauder / Associated Press:   ‘60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
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.
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Ditches Lawsuit Without Handing Over Tax Returns  —  CHOKE POINT  —  MAGA mastermind Chris LaCivita hired Hunter Biden's lawyer to sue the Beast unsuccessfully.  —  Donald Trump's 2024 campaign manager ditched his lawsuit against the Daily Beast without handing over “discovery” documents, including his tax returns.
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, Bloomberg and Semafor
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 …
Discussion: PJ Media
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 …
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Pentagon puts 1,500 troops on alert for Minnesota: reports  —  The Pentagon has ordered some 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare to possibly deploy to Minnesota, per multiple reports, as President Trump considers invoking the Insurrection Act for the first time in the 21st century.
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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
Paul Krugman:
Big Business Should End Its Faustian Bargain With Trump  —  When Donald Trump returned to power, America's billionaires and the leaders of its biggest corporations rushed to prostrate themselves at his feet.  Some of them, especially but not only among the tech bros, did so because they themselves wanted …
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘No longer in my hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files … “I don't give a rip about Epstein,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said last week when she was asked to take stock of the month since the Dec. 19 deadline.  —  “Like, there's so many other things we need to be working on,” she added.
Discussion: NBC News and Newsweek
Washington Post:
Trump administration backs labor secretary facing misconduct probe  —  Lori Chavez-DeRemer is also accused of having an affair with a staffer and drinking in her office during the workday.  —  The Trump administration is rallying around Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer …
 
 
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Associated Press:
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Acting CISA chief sought ouster of agency's chief information officer
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Army reservist says he's spent weeks trying to free his wife from immigration detention
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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’
Jeff Abbott / El Paso Times:
Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minnesota dies at Camp East Montana
Discussion: MPR News and UPI
 

 
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Isabella Simonetti / Wall Street Journal:
CBS News airs the delayed 60 Minutes CECOT segment with new introductory and closing remarks; the core of the piece was untouched

Jack Dunn / Variety:
On Joe Rogan's JRE, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck discuss Hollywood and AI; Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the plot because viewers are on their phones

Jeremy Fuster / The Wrap:
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