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Dave Lawler / Axios:
In Davos speech, Trump rules out using military force to take Greenland … - Trump began the Greenland portion of his speech by calling for “immediate negotiations” to acquire the Arctic territory, mocking Denmark for losing it “in six hours” during World War II.
CNN:
Treasury Secretary Bessent says Denmark and its investment in the US are ‘irrelevant’  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday offered some biting words about Denmark, which maintains territorial control over Greenland, after the European country's pension fund announced it would unwind its investment in US government bonds.
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Reuters and Bloomberg
Claire Moses / New York Times:
Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland  —  “Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland,” the president said, referring to market shifts related to his repeated threats to seize Greenland.  “So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money.”
CNN:
EU freezes work on US trade deal ‘indefinitely’ after Trump's Greenland and tariff threats  —  Wall Street got Trump to back off his most extreme tariff threat once before.  Will it do it again?  —  Hot Stocks … A key group of European Parliament members blocked a vote to ratify …
Paul Krugman:
MAGA Delusions of Economic Leverage  —  Europe can easily stand up to Trump's bullying  —  We'll keep doing this until you give us Greenland  —  I hope that Trump's threat to impose escalating tariffs on European countries if they don't hand over Greenland will finally bury “TACO Trump” wishful thinking.
Discussion: The Mahablog
Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Lindsey Graham Urges Greenland Deal
Discussion: Bloomberg and The Hill
New York Times:
NATO brass meet for ‘frank’ talks amid the Greenland feud.
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Politics Are Not America First. They're Me First.
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Trump rules out using force to acquire Greenland
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Trump says no nation can secure Greenland but the US in Davos speech
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Scoop: Jeffries opposes bill funding DHS and ICE  —  House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) told his caucus during a closed-door meeting on Wednesday that he opposes a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, five sources familiar with his comments told Axios.
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Scott Wong / NBC News:
House Democratic leaders will oppose DHS funding bill as party rages over ICE  —  Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Whip Katherine Clark told members in a private meeting that they'll vote no. But their opposition is unlikely to sink the funding bill.  —  WASHINGTON — House Minority …
Mia McCarthy / Politico:
House Democrats come out en masse against DHS funding bill
Discussion: The Hill and Deseret News
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.
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Reuters:
Lagarde walks out of Lutnick speech in Davos critical of Europe, sources say  —  ECB President Christine Lagarde walked out of a dinner at the World Economic Forum during a speech critical of Europe by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and the hosts called off the event before dessert, sources familiar with the matter said.
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Bloomberg:
Trump Power Over Fed Tested as Supreme Court Hears Cook Case
Jeremy B. White / Politico:
Newsom administration alleges State Department pressure in Davos cancellation … The back-and-forth reflected the political sparring match playing out at the gathering of the world's elite.  Newsom, the Democratic governor of California and a likely 2028 presidential contender …
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.
Discussion: Washington Post and MS NOW
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter  —  The seizure “chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm,” The Post says in statement.  —  The Washington Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return …
New York Times:
Carney Speech on U.S. ‘Rupture’ and Canada's Survival Draws Standing Ovation at Davos  —  Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana.  He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump responds to Carney: “Canada lives because of the United States”
Philip Blenkinsop / Reuters:
EU lawmakers stall US trade deal in protest over Greenland  —  The European Parliament has decided to suspend its work on the European Union's trade deal with the United States in protest at U.S. President Donald Trump's demands to acquire Greenland and threats of tariffs on European allies who oppose his plan.
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NBC News:
House Oversight to depose Ghislaine Maxwell on Feb. 9  —  “We need to hear from Ghislaine Maxwell,” Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., said about Epstein's co-conspirator and former girlfriend.  —  WASHINGTON — House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., said Wednesday that his panel …
Discussion: Axios, NewsMax.com and The Independent
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump Gets Worse, But the Blowback Intensifies  —  Dogged litigation and tenacious federal court judges have heroically slowed Donald Trump's rampage through democracy.  But the most critical pushback against authoritarianism and biggest opportunity to rescue democracy is taking place elsewhere.
Discussion: CNN
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Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
American democracy on the brink a year after Trump's election, experts say
Discussion: Esquire
Laura Barrón-López / MS NOW:
Pentagon orders more active-duty soldiers to ready for possible Minneapolis deployment  —  The department has issued a ready to deploy order for a Army military police brigade stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.  —  The Pentagon has ordered active-duty military police soldiers based …
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: New York Magazine
Ned Resnikoff / Roosevelt Institute:
Lessons from YIMBYism: Taking “Abundance” Back to Its Fundamentals  —  Introduction  —  Abundance started out as a simple idea.  A little over a decade ago, the Yes in My Backyard (YIMBY) movement, in response to the housing crisis in high-cost American metropolitan regions …
Martha McHardy / The Daily Beast:
Scathing Poll Reveals Huge Majority Think America Spiralling ‘Out of Control’ Under Trump  —  TRUMP IN TROUBLE  —  Half of Trump voters and conservatives said they think the country has gone off the rails.  —  A new poll reveals that a growing majority of Americans believe the country is …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Donald Trump vs. the World  —  In his Davos rant, the president lied, insulted allies, and depicted America as a hellhole.  —  ∙ Paid  —  President Trump just finished addressing world leaders at Davos.  This is a big effing deal.  For those of you just waking up on the West Coast …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves  —  On expecting a different result.  —  ∙ Paid  —  If past is prologue, and news reporting is correct, Senate Democrats will (for the third time in one year) help Republicans pass enabling legislation for Donald Trump's government.
Helen Branswell / STAT:
Senior CDC official: Loss of measles elimination status in U.S. would be ‘cost of doing business’  —  Agency's principal deputy director suggests transmission inevitable due to international travel  —  With measles transmission in the United States at  —  levels that haven't been seen in decades
Politico:
'I'm for it': Johnson endorses impeachment for judges who rule against Trump  —  Speaker Mike Johnson now supports the push inside his party to bring impeachment articles against judges perceived as antagonistic of President Donald Trump's agenda — a notable shift for the Louisiana Republican …
Discussion: Fox News and The Hill
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: MS NOW, Raw Story, ABC News and Oregonian
 
 
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John Binder / Breitbart:
Trump in Davos: ‘The West Cannot Import Foreign Cultures’ from Failed Nations Like Somalia
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Malcolm Ferguson / New Republic:
Republicans Cut Into Greenland Cake in Shocking Kennedy Center Party
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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
California Republicans ask Supreme Court to block new congressional map
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Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Benjamin Netanyahu joins Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’
Wired:
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Associated Press:
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Carlos Lozada / New York Times:
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