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7:30 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.
Discussion: CNN and The Guardian
Lizzie Dearden / New York Times:
Starmer Pushes Back Against Greenland Tariff Threat as ‘Completely Wrong’  —  The British prime minister said his country “must stand up for its values” after President Trump threatened a new tariff war over acquiring the island.  —  The future of Greenland must be decided by Greenlanders …
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
Ilya Somin / Reason:
Trump's Plan to Seize Greenland is Simultaneously Evil, Illegal, and Counterproductive
Discussion: ABC News
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’
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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
Ted Johnson / Deadline:
‘60 Minutes’ Airs Delayed ‘Inside CECOT’ Story: Trump Officials Still “Declined Our Requests” For Interviews, Correspondent Says  —  A 60 Minutes segment on CECOT prison, the infamous El Salvadoran facility where the Trump administration sent deportees last year, aired on Sunday …
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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
Discussion: NewsMax.com and The Wrap
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.
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
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 …
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
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race  —  Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster Nate Morris, an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios has learned. … - Musk, the world's richest person …
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Search of Reporter's Home Tests Law With Roots in a Campus Paper's Suit  —  The Stanford Daily lost a 1978 Supreme Court case over the search of its newsroom.  But a bipartisan backlash prompted a federal law protecting journalists.  —  On a spring evening in 1971, police officers arrived …
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans  —  Musicians, theater groups and others from overseas are facing visa challenges and rising costs, posing a looming crisis for the performing arts sector.  —  In November, agents for the Grammy-winning African guitar band Tinariwen booked …
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 …
 
 
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Robert Kagan / The Atlantic:
America vs. the World
Associated Press:
New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for ‘new era of martyrdom’
Discussion: Newsbusters and NPR
Albert Sun / New York Times:
How Many People Has Trump Deported So Far?
Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Dems' potential 2028 contenders cautious on trans rights
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
Acting CISA chief sought ouster of agency's chief information officer
M. Gessen / New York Times:
One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can.
Discussion: Fox News
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Alicia Victoria Lozano / NBC News:
Army reservist says he's spent weeks trying to free his wife from immigration detention
Madison Fernandez / Politico:
A Democratic governor's blueprint for surviving Trump
Discussion: New Jersey Online
Frederick Melo / Twin Cities:
5,600 Green Card applicants in Minnesota targeted through Operation PARRIS
Politico:
Louisiana's Letlow prepares Senate bid after Trump endorsement
Jeff Abbott / El Paso Times:
Nicaraguan man arrested by ICE in Minnesota dies at Camp East Montana
Discussion: MPR News and UPI