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12:15 PM ET, January 21, 2026

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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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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.
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Trump rules out using force to acquire Greenland
Avery Lotz / Axios:
Trump responds to Carney: “Canada lives because of the United States”
Sam Sifton / New York Times:
Trump 2.0  —  We look at the first year of the president's second term.
Discussion: Washington Post
Alexandra Hutzler / ABC News:
Trump says no nation can secure Greenland but the US in Davos speech
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
World leaders are gathered at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Dave Lawler / Axios:
Newsom at Davos: Western alliance is “dormant, not dead”
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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
Ferdinand Knapp / Politico:
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 …
Discussion: Washington Times
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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Tony Romm / New York Times:
For Trump, the Supreme Court Case Reflects Goal to Remake the Fed
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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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: MS NOW and Washington Post
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.
Diana Nerozzi / Politico:
Trump to travel the country weekly ahead of midterms … The announcement comes as polling has regularly shown Trump's popularity slipping and voters beginning to blame his policies for the high cost of living.  In addition, some in his party have worried that Trump has been too focused on foreign affairs.
Discussion: The Big Picture and Raw Story
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Madison Mills / Axios:
Trump's affordability message keeps running into trouble
Discussion: NOTUS and The Daily Beast
Hadriana Lowenkron / Bloomberg:   Trump to Ramp Up Travel Before Midterms to Tout Economic Message
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
How Whip Tom Emmer helped Trump flip the Republican script on spending bills
Discussion: Punchbowl News and The Independent
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
Lauren Gambino / The Guardian:
American democracy on the brink a year after Trump's election, experts say  —  Scale and speed of president's moves have stunned observers of authoritarian regimes - is the US in democratic peril?  —  Three hundred and sixty-five days after Donald Trump swore his oath of office and completed …
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Jennifer Rubin / The Contrarian:
Trump Gets Worse, But the Blowback Intensifies
Discussion: CNN
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 …
Popular Information:
In 2026, ICE detainees are dying at an alarming rate  —  In 2025, 32 people died in the custody of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  That figure was the largest in more than two decades and tied for the highest number of deaths among ICE's detainee population ever.
Discussion: New York Times and Mother Jones
Washington Free / The Washington Free Beacon:
Abigail Spanberger's 48-Hour Honeymoon  —  Abigail Spanberger had a solid two-day run.  Between her swearing in on Saturday and Monday morning, the self-styled Democratic moderate was widely hailed as Virginia's first female governor.  —  A member of the “Mod Squad,” supposedly an antidote …
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, Fox News and Mediaite
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 …
Erica Orden / Politico:
Judge denies lawmaker request for ‘independent monitor’ to oversee Epstein files release  —  A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the Justice Department's disclosure of files related …
Discussion: New York Daily News
Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment  —  PN is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠 … This is the bedrock principle of the Bill of Rights, protecting ordinary people, regardless of their citizenship status, when they interact with law enforcement.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
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
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 …
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump says individuals will soon be prosecuted for 2020 election … Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that former President Joe Biden did not actually win the 2020 presidential election.  —  Though Trump has claimed that there was widespread voter fraud, federal judges and election officials have refuted the claim.
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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Jane C. Timm / NBC News:
California Republicans ask Supreme Court to block new congressional map
Jessica Grose / New York Times:
The Heritage Foundation Wants to Send American Women Back Half a Century
Discussion: Althouse
The Guardian:
US senator calls veterans affairs' data collection of non-citizen workers ‘thinly veiled effort to instill fear’
Anders Kongshaug / Associated Press:
Danish veterans of US wars feel betrayed by Trump's threats against Greenland
Mehul Srivastava / Financial Times:
Benjamin Netanyahu joins Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Cheers the Growing NATO Rift Over Greenland
 Earlier Items: 
Wired:
'I'm Witnessing a Lot of Emptiness': How ICE Uprooted Normal Life in Minneapolis
Associated Press:
Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
Discussion: MPR News
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
U.S. attorney pretender Lindsey Halligan leaves office after federal judges force her out
Laura Meckler / Washington Post:
Republicans took control of education. Can Democrats take it back?
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’
Discussion: Washington Examiner
 

 
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The Hollywood Reporter:
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