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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
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:
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 …
Victoria Albert / Wall Street Journal:
Sen. Lindsey Graham Urges Greenland Deal  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham delivered a stark message to European allies on Wednesday, telling them not to let their feelings about President Trump stand in the way of the U.S. owning Greenland.  The South Carolina Republican said Trump has convinced …
Discussion: Bloomberg, The Hill and Fox News
Thomas Grove / Wall Street Journal:
Russia Cheers the Growing NATO Rift Over Greenland  —  Putin has long sought to undermine the Western alliance that he sees as a threat  —  Loading...  Russian President Vladimir Putin has sought to undermine NATO for nearly two decades.  Now, as President Trump pushes to control Greenland, Moscow is cheering from the sidelines.
Ferdinand Knapp / Politico:   Denmark is ‘irrelevant’, says Scott Bessent
Claire Moses / New York Times:
Trump Appears to Confuse Iceland and Greenland
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He 'Won't Use Force' to Take Greenland
Discussion: Washington Times
New York Times:
NATO brass meet for ‘frank’ talks amid the Greenland feud.
Anders Kongshaug / Associated Press:   Danish veterans of US wars feel betrayed by Trump's threats against Greenland
Alex Gangitano / Politico:
Trump rules out using force to acquire Greenland
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 The Daily Signal
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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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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Sam Sifton / New York Times:
Trump 2.0  —  We look at the first year of the president's second term.
Discussion: MS NOW
Thomas L. Friedman / New York Times:
Trump's Politics Are Not America First. They're Me First.
Discussion: New Republic and Mediaite
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.
Discussion: New Republic
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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: 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 …
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 …
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Newsom at Davos: Western alliance is “dormant, not dead”
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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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 and NewsMax.com
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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 …
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 …
The Guardian:
US senator calls veterans affairs' data collection of non-citizen workers ‘thinly veiled effort to instill fear’  —  In letter to VA and DHS, Adam Schiff expressed alarm after Guardian reported on memo to gather information  —  Adam Schiff, a US senator, is expressing alarm in a letter …
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
 
 
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