Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data … Shapiro said the case of the two DOGE team members appeared to undermine a previous assertion by SSA that DOGE's work was intended to “detect fraud, waste and abuse” in Social Security and modernize the agency's technology.

Macron answers Trump's tariff threats at Davos World Economic Forum  —  French President Emmanuel Macron warned against “useless aggressivity” and said France preferred “respect to bullies” following US President Donald Trump's threat of tariffs over Greenland and the Board of Peace.

Prosecutors Subpoena Minnesota Democrats as Part of Federal Inquiry  —  The move showed a significant expansion of the Justice Department's investigation into the state's leaders, including Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey of Minneapolis.  —  Federal prosecutors issued subpoenas on Tuesday …

‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets … The “sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland.  —  U.S. bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking.

How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion  —  $1,408,500,000  —  The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values.  It is separate from the newsroom.

Congress releases massive funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline as ICE clash looms  —  The legislation funds key agencies before a Jan. 30 deadline to avert a shutdown, but it excludes the restraints on ICE that many Democrats have said are essential for their votes.

This Is the End  —  One year ago today Donald Trump was sworn in as president and the American-led global order that had structured world affairs since 1945 ended.  The world did not realize this reality at the time.  —  Europeans thought they could bargain with Trump to maintain the status quo.

Federal judge moves to replace Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney  —  A second judge called her continued use of the U.S. attorney title a “charade” and threatened discipline for government lawyers in Virginia who keep referring to her that way.  —  In a pair of extraordinary moves …

Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries  —  Investing.com — Danish pension fund AkademikerPension plans to sell all its US Treasury holdings by the end of January, citing credit risks associated with President Donald Trump's policies.  —  “The US is basically not a good credit …

Read the full transcript of Carney's speech to World Economic Forum  —  Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on the “new world order” and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

It's Sundowning in America  —  A short post.  Today doesn't seem like a day for charts and number-crunching.  —  I had never heard the term “sundowning” before it happened to my own father, yet it's a fairly common syndrome.  In his last few months my father remained lucid and rational — remained himself — during daylight hours.

Hogan says he won't run again for Maryland governor, other public office  —  Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said Tuesday he will not run again for public office, ruling out another bid for his old seat and ending speculation about a possible return to politics.

ICE has stopped paying for detainee medical treatment  —  ICE halted payments in October, and the situation will persist for at least several more months  —  During the second Trump administration, the population of migrants held at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …

Trump Marks First Year In Office With Unhinged Racist Rant Targeting ‘Very Low IQ’ Somalis  —  President Donald Trump spent the first anniversary of his second term on Tuesday pitching himself to the American people from behind the White House briefing room podium.

US citizen says ICE removed him from his Minnesota home in his underwear after warrantless search  —  Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions …

Trump Exhaustion Syndrome  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  Among the greatest tricks Donald Trump ever pulled is convincing significant portions of the population that the slow erosion of their rights is not, actually, that big of a deal.

South Dakota SCIF plan puzzles DHS, CISA officials … “There is certainly no CISA mission that needs to share classified info with South Dakota more than any other state,” said one former agency official familiar with the planning.  —  POLITICO spoke to four current and former officials familiar …

Trump And Miller Slashing Legal Immigration By 33% To 50%  —  New research concludes the Trump administration's policies will reduce legal immigration to the United States by 33% to 50% over four years.  Restricting Americans' ability to sponsor their closest family members …

Feds Create Drone No Fly Zone That Would Stop People Filming ICE  —  The Federal Aviation Administration put a drone no fly zone within 3,000 feet of “Department of Homeland Security facilities and mobile assets,” according to a notice to airmen posted by the government.

Comer Rejects Clinton Interview on Epstein, Setting Up Contempt Vote  —  The Republican chairman of the Oversight Committee refused an offer to interview the former president under oath, rejecting terms he said were unreasonable.  —  Negotiations between Representative James R. Comer of Kentucky …

“ICE 101” — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police  —  ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America. … It's sometimes hard to capture just how far the looking glass …

Trump's deeply unpopular presidency so far  —  A year after his inauguration, polls show he's as unpopular as ever and many Americans dislike his major policies.  —  At the start of President Donald Trump's second term, a Wall Street Journal poll found that voters said they liked his ideas …

Pentagon moves to cut U.S. participation in some NATO groups  —  The planned reductions to parts of the alliance's force structure and some advisory groups mark the Trump administration's latest move to scale back military investment in Europe's defense.  —  The Pentagon plans to cut …