Denmark is ‘irrelevant’, says Scott Bessent  —  Donald Trump's Treasury Secretary swats away concern about Europe possibly using the bond market to pressure Washington as it threatens Greenland.  —  U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Denmark was “irrelevant” and that he was not concerned …

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.

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.

U.S. attorney pretender Lindsey Halligan leaves office after federal judges force her out  —  Lindsey Halligan, the loyalist President Donald Trump handpicked to prosecute his political enemies last year, has stepped down as the top federal prosecutor in eastern Virginia more than a month …

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.

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.

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.

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” …

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 …

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.

Vance to visit Minneapolis as tensions escalate over immigration operations  —  The vice president will meet with local leaders and members of the community on Thursday, a person familiar with the plans said.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Vice President JD Vance will visit Minnesota on Thursday …

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 …

Exclusive: EU lawmakers freeze EU-US trade deal after Trump tariff threat  —  The move will intensify tensions between Brussels and Washington ahead of a summit where EU leaders are set to weigh their response to Trump's escalating threats.  —  European lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to freeze …

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.

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.

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 …