Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says  —  Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people's homes without a judge's warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained …

The Most Startling Line From Trump's Davos Speech  —  President Donald Trump assured nervous European allies on Wednesday he “won't use force” to take Greenland while adding a not-so-subtle threat that the world's largest island will eventually be under the U.S. flag, one way or another.

ICE has arrested four children in same Minnesota school district  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  School district officials in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, say their sense of security is shaken and their hearts shattered after four students from the district have recently been taken by officers with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Few Voters Say Trump's Second Term Has Made the Country Better, Poll Finds  —  A majority of voters said that Mr. Trump had focused on the wrong priorities and that they disapproved of his handling of top issues, but the president still enjoys strong support from Republicans.

Trump hosts signing ceremony for Board of Peace in Davos despite reservations from key allies  —  No major European allies have joined over concerns it would rival the U.N.  —  President Donald Trump holds a signed founding charter at the “Board of Peace” meeting during the World Economic Forum …

Autopsy report classifies ICE detainee's death as a homicide  —  The report comes the same day a federal judge temporarily barred the deportation of two fellow detainees who said 55-year-old Geraldo Lunas Campos was killed.  —  The recent death of a detainee at an immigrant detention camp …

The U.S. Is Actively Seeking Regime Change in Cuba by the End of the Year  —  After ousting Venezuela's leader, the Trump administration is searching for Havana insiders who could cut a deal to end Communist rule … Emboldened by the U.S. ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro …

Jeffries Won't Whip Vote Against ICE Funding  —  House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) announced in a closed-door meeting on Tuesday that he would oppose the bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the fiscal year.  But the Democratic caucus is not engaged …

Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee detained at Los Angeles International Airport  —  San Francisco Giants outfielder Jung Hoo Lee was detained Wednesday evening at Los Angeles International Airport, his agent Scott Boras told the Chronicle.  —  Boras said it was a paper work issue …

Renee Good was shot in the head, autopsy commissioned by her family finds  —  Renee Good was shot three times and grazed a fourth time during the Jan. 7 encounter with an ICE officer, according to findings released by her family's attorneys.  —  An autopsy commissioned by the family of Renee Good …

US court allows ICE to arrest and pepper-spray peaceful protesters in Minnesota  —  In victory for Trump administration, appeals court has temporarily lifted injunction as JD Vance set to visit state  —  An appeals court has temporarily lifted restrictions from a federal judge in Minnesota …

Jack Smith makes first public defense of Trump indictments  —  Former special counsel Jack Smith will tell the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that President Trump was charged because evidence showed he “willfully broke the very laws he swore to uphold.”

Courageous Carney vs. Demented Donald  —  On Tuesday Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, gave a remarkable speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos.  In effect he announced, calmly and lucidly, that Canada is filing for divorce from the Pax Americana:

How “Bitcoin Jesus” Avoided Prison, Thanks to One of the “Friends of Trump”  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Reporting Highlights  — No Prison: Billionaire fugitive Roger …

Trump Blurts Out Real Reason for Insurrection Act Threat—and It's Dark  —  Do President Trump's advisers actively want him to act like a dictator?  At the very least, there's plainly a deep split inside Trumpworld on this question.  As deranged as it seems, one faction clearly believes Trump absolutely …

Qatari-Donated Air Force One Is Expected to Begin Flying Trump This Summer  —  Delivery means plane could be part of nation's 250th birthday festivities planned for July  —  The Qatari-donated plane being overhauled to become a new Air Force One jet is on track to be delivered to President Trump …

Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices  —  The Post, in its first legal filing since the government searched the home of a reporter last week, had demanded the return of the seized materials.  —  A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government …