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New York Times:
Air Force One Turns Back With Trump After Electrical Issue  —  The plane was heading for Switzerland when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews.  A White House official said there had been a minor electrical issue.  —  Air Force One returned to Joint Base Andrews late Tuesday with President Trump …
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Peter Nicholas / NBC News:
In ritzy Davos, Trump to meet with world leaders he's pressured over Greenland  —  The president is feeling “emboldened” by his strike on Venezuela, which ousted leader Nicolás Maduro, a White House official said.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump arrives …
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:
Trump to Ramp Up Travel Before Midterms to Tout Economic Message  —  President Donald Trump intends to expand his domestic travel ahead of November's midterm elections as he looks to tout his economic agenda and reverse poor marks from American voters.  —  Trump will travel “every week” …
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Newsom at Davos: Western alliance is “dormant, not dead”  —  DAVOS, Switzerland — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he's at the World Economic Forum to share a different vision of the U.S. than President Trump, whose speech on Wednesday is the most anticipated showpiece of the week.
NBC News:
Live updates: Trump to meet world leaders at Davos amid clash over Greenland
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
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.
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Meryl Kornfield / Washington Post:
Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data  —  A DOGE employee signed an agreement to share Social Security data with the aim of overturning election results in certain states, according to a new court filing.  —  The Trump administration has acknowledged …
Axios:
How Mike Johnson plans to beat the deadline on a government shutdown … - Sure, there's some caterwauling from Democrats about missing their best opportunity (for now) to reform ICE. … - “I'm not worried about the Senate,” House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told reporters.
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Lawmakers nearly at the funding finish line  —  Congress is on track to avoid another shutdown, but it needs to clear several hurdles in a short amount of time in order to beat its month-end deadline.  The pressure is on the House to pass four of the most challenging spending bills Thursday …
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
How Whip Tom Emmer helped Trump flip the Republican script on spending bills
Discussion: Punchbowl News and The Independent
Natasha Korecki / NBC News:   Democratic lawmaker to introduce bill to cripple DHS' ability to detain immigrants
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Politics Are Not America First.  They're Me First.  —  I have never trafficked in the conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and Russia.  I never thought that he was a Russian asset or that Vladimir Putin had some financial leverage on him or sex tapes to blackmail him with.
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump's Case to Acquire Greenland
Bloomberg:
Trump Power Over Fed Tested as Supreme Court Hears Cook Case  —  The US Supreme Court so far has helped shield the Federal Reserve from President Donald Trump's efforts to seize control.  An argument Wednesday will test just how committed the court is to the Fed's independence.
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Washington Post:
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 …
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Eric Tucker / Associated Press:
Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is ‘masquerading’ in the job
Discussion: The Hill, Newsweek and NewsMax.com
Radley Balko / New York Times:
I've Covered Police Abuse for 20 Years.  What ICE Is Doing Is Different.  —  Police agencies in the United States kill more than 1,000 people each year.  After many of those deaths, the agencies involved put out statements.  Those statements often use what's known as the exonerative voice to minimize officers' involvement.
New York Times:
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 …
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Alex Harring / CNBC:
Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasurys, citing ‘poor’ U.S. government finances … Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it is exiting U.S. Treasurys because of finance concerns as Denmark spars with President Donald Trump over his threats to take over Greenland.
Discussion: Fortune, Reuters, Reason and CBS News
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Investing.com:
Danish pension fund AkademikerPension to exit US Treasuries
Discussion: Bloomberg
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
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.
Discussion: PoliticusUSA and Fox News
G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
New poll: Trump loses ground on immigration; Dems lead 2026 House vote by 8 points  —  This article reports results from the January 2026 Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll.  You can read our previous poll releases here.  Subscribers to Strength In Numbers have access to additional tracking visuals …
Discussion: Newsweek
Washington Post:
They ransacked the U.S. Capitol and want the government to pay them back  —  The president's pardon freed them from prison and emboldened them to demand money from the government.  —  Yvonne St Cyr strained her body against police barricades, crawled through a broken Senate window, and yelled …
Discussion: Raw Story, ABC News, CBS News and MS NOW
Dan Primack / Axios:
Trump 2.0 stock market underperforms Trump 1.0  —  U.S. stocks performed worse during the first year of President Trump's second term than during the same period of his first term.  — The S&P 500 also underperformed the first year of the Biden and Obama presidencies.
New York Times:
Investigations and a Billion-Dollar ‘Shakedown’: How Trump Targeted Higher Education  —  Donald J. Trump has unleashed the power of the presidency against American colleges, with mixed results.  —  President Trump had barely returned to power last year when Hector F. Ruiz …
Noah Robertson / Washington Post:
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 …
Benjamin Siegel / ABC News:
Navy admiral removed by Hegseth announces run for Congress  —  Nancy Lacore served in the Navy for 35 years as a helicopter pilot.  —  Vice Adm. Nancy Lacore, Chief of Navy Reserve presides over a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, on June 27, 2025.
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
Daniel Patrick Sheehan / Morning Call:
Lehigh County exec says he's evicting ICE from Allentown office, citing 3 years of unpaid rent; DA says move ‘short-sighted’  —  Lehigh County Executive Josh Siegel said he is evicting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigative unit from a county-owned building where it has occupied …
Discussion: Washington Examiner
Sean Boynton / Global News:
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.
Christopher Hale / Letters from Leo:
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
Alan Blinder / New York Times:
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.
Financial Times:
Howard Lutnick heckled at World Economic Forum dinner  —  Event hosted by Larry Fink descended into uproar after combative remarks from US commerce secretary  —  US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick was heckled at a World Economic Forum dinner in Davos hosted by BlackRock's Larry Fink, according to people at the event.
Madison Mills / Axios:
Trump's affordability message keeps running into trouble  —  President Trump told reporters in the White House briefing room Tuesday that his affordability message has a “public relations” problem. … - At the same time, the latest polls show voters are about as discontented with him on the economy and prices as they've ever been.
Media Matters for America:
Nick Fuentes: “Please pull the trigger.  Please kill them, Mr. President. ...  I'm not actually wishing for violence, but please send in the military and restore order."  —  Fuentes on Trump saying he'll invoke the Insurrection Act in Minneapolis: “Bro, do it.  Do something.  Just stop chickening out.
 
 
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Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
You Can't Denaturalize Me  —  The Trump administration is eager to strip naturalized Americans …
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
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Washington Free / The Washington Free Beacon:
Abigail Spanberger's 48-Hour Honeymoon
Joe Cash / Reuters:
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Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
House Foreign Affairs Members Call for Machado to Govern Venezuela
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Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
‘God Is Very Proud’: Trump Marks Anniversary With a Victory Lap
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Trump blows off Senate Republican leaders on critical endorsements
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
'They're Getting Tender About a Church Service': Minnesota AG Keith Ellison Defends Left-Wing Agitators Who Stormed Minnesota Church
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Comer Rejects Clinton Interview on Epstein, Setting Up Contempt Vote
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
South Dakota SCIF plan puzzles DHS, CISA officials
Discussion: Raw Story
Alex Harring / CNBC:
‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets