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.

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 …

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.

‘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.

Lindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges  —  One federal judge in Virginia sought applications for her replacement.  Another called her use of the U.S. attorney title a “charade.”  —  Lindsey Halligan, a Trump administration lawyer who was named head …

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.

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.

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 …

'They're Getting Tender About a Church Service': Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Defends Left-Wing Agitators Who Stormed Minnesota Church  —  Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison (D.) defended the group of anti-ICE agitators who stormed a St. Paul church on Sunday, telling former CNN host Don Lemon …

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.

Trump's Greenland tariffs could squeeze Hill Republicans … While some lawmakers have floated using the spending legislation now moving through Congress ahead of next week's government funding deadline as a way to block Trump, leaders of both parties are wary of taking any steps that could lead to a government shutdown.

ChongLy Scott Thao, Hmong Immigrant and U.S. Citizen, Arrested by ICE  —  A Hmong immigrant, who is a U.S. citizen, was released after being questioned for an hour.  Federal officials said they had been seeking sex offenders.  —  It was over in a flash.  —  Masked federal agents descended …

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 …

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.

Maryland needs new leaders to chart a path to prosperity  —  Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...  Three years ago this week, I completed the job of a lifetime as Maryland's governor after two historic terms.  Working together, we turned a $5.1 billion structural deficit into the largest surplus in state history.

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 …

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.

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 …

US science after a year of Trump  —  A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.  —  Grant termination data analysis and visualization by Kim Albrecht  —  MMore than 7,800 research grants terminated or frozen.

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 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.

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) …

University of Pennsylvania Rebukes Trump Administration for Demanding Information About Jewish Staff  —  The federal government has sued the University of Pennsylvania for information on its Jewish employees.  The university said the request recalls a “frightening” history.

Conservative Military Archbishop Says Catholic Troops Can Defy Trump Orders on Greenland  —  The archbishop responsible for pastoral care of U.S. service members says an unjust attack on a friendly nation justifies troops' conscientious refusal under Catholic moral teaching.  —  ∙ Paid

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.