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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 …
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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Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
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 …
Sadie Gurman / Wall Street Journal:
Minnesota Democratic Officials Subpoenaed by Justice Department
CNN:
Exclusive: Justice Department leadership pushed FBI to investigate campaign contributions to Minnesota officials
Discussion: MPR News
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
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Joe Rennison / New York Times:
Stocks Post Biggest Drop in Months as Tensions Over Greenland Mount
Discussion: CNN, NewsMax.com and MS NOW
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Some Republicans Begin to Echo Trump's Case to Acquire Greenland  —  While the party remains split as President Trump presses to “take” Greenland, some in his party are publicly embracing his reasoning for wanting to control the territory.  —  A small but growing group of Republicans …
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NBC News:
Live updates: Trump to meet world leaders at Davos amid clash over Greenland  —  The president was set to arrive later than scheduled at the gathering in Switzerland after Air Force One turned around due to a “minor electrical issue.”  —  Air Force One turns around after ‘minor electrical issue’ identified on plane
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New York Times:
How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion
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
Investing.com:
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 …
Discussion: Bloomberg
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Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Hogan says he won't run again for Maryland governor, other public office
Discussion: Washington Examiner
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
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.
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
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.
Discussion: Foreign Affairs
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
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  —  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 …
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.
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 …
John Sakellariadis / Politico:
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 …
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
Annie Karni / New York Times:
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 …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
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 …
Discussion: Vox
President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:  —  Section 1.  Purpose and Policy.  Buying and owning a home has long been considered …
Nature:
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.
 
 
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Katrina Pross / Sahan Journal:
Minnesota man hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after ICE arrest
Amy Howe / SCOTUSblog:
Supreme Court appears sympathetic to gun owners' challenge to Hawaii law
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
House Foreign Affairs Members Call for Machado to Govern Venezuela
Discussion: Washington Times
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
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
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Discussion: Newsweek
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
Trump Exhaustion Syndrome
Discussion: The Independent
Ciara Boulman / France 24:
Macron answers Trump's tariff threats at Davos World Economic Forum