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CNN:
Even some Trump advisers are wary of a military pursuit of Greenland.  Is an off-ramp possible?  —  Flying home this month from an extended Christmas vacation in Palm Beach, President Donald Trump was momentarily taken aback when a reporter asked him about the ice-covered island he's openly trying to annex.
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David Rothkopf / The Daily Beast:
Now Is the Time to Admit It, America: Trump Is a Dangerous, Lunatic Moron  —  DIRE STRAITS  —  If you can't see it now, you're the problem.  —  OPINION  —  He is not just joking.  He is not just trolling.  —  He is not owning the libs.  He is not simply toying with the mainstream media.
Allison Quinn / The Daily Beast:
Trump Demands Bonkers ‘Ceremony’ in Front of Global Elite
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times:
Read the Texts Between Trump and Norway's Prime Minister About Greenland
Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw
Daniel Esparza / Aleteia:
U.S. Military archbishop: Troops could refuse orders on Greenland  —  Speaking to England's BBC, Archbishop Timothy Broglio says conscience could permit refusal of an unjust military order.  —  Catholic members of the US armed forces could in good conscience consider disobeying orders …
Discussion: The Tablet
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Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
The Military Is Being Forced to Plan for an Unthinkable Betrayal  —  Attacking an ally would be a perversion of everything the armed forces have been trained to do.  —  The United States is a global superpower and its military trains for war in every domain.
Discussion: NPR and Raw Story
Perry Stein / Washington Post:
Justice Department weighs rollback of gun regulations  —  Administration seeks to placate gun rights groups that have criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi.  —  The Justice Department is considering loosening a slate of gun regulations as it seeks to bolster support from ardent Second Amendment advocates …
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Top DOJ Official: Don Lemon ‘On Notice’ After Filming Minnesota Church Protest
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon as she vows charges against anti-ICE protesters who interrupted church service
Francesca Regalado / New York Times:
Trump Issues M.L.K. Day Proclamation After Criticism  —  Civil rights groups had criticized President Trump for failing to issue a proclamation honoring Martin Luther King Jr. and not attending commemorative events.  —  President Trump proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday evening …
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President Donald J. Trump / The White House:
Presidential Message on the College Football Playoff National Championship  —  Tonight, the College Football Playoff National Championship brings a season of dedication, sacrifice, and hard work to a climactic conclusion.  It stands as the final measure of months of preparation, resolve …
Marisa Kabas / The Handbasket:
Behind the disturbing image of ICE snatching a half-naked, elderly Hmong American from his home  —  DHS has claimed without evidence that they were looking for someone else when they took ChongLy Scott Thao. … — Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath.bsky.social)2026-01- 19T00:33:56.260Z
Edward-Isaac Dovere / CNN:
Walz was also asked about foreign ties during Harris vetting, sources tell CNN  —  Tim Walz US elections Race & ethnicity  —  Josh Shapiro wasn't the only finalist to be Kamala Harris' running mate who was asked if he had ever been an agent of a foreign government, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN on Monday.
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Washington Post:
Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new book
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case  —  Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court's oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair.
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Colby Smith / New York Times:
Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump's Effort to Fire Fed Official
Discussion: Fox News
NBC News:
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says  —  Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.  —  A third undocumented immigrant detained at a sprawling tent camp in the Texas desert has died …
NBC News:
Trump's pardons forgive financial crimes that came with hundreds of millions in punishments  —  The president's second-term pardons have wiped clean dozens of financial crimes and significantly more fines and restitution than in past administrations.  —  Just one year into his second term …
Axios:
8 ways Trump's (second) first year changed America … - With no loss of military personnel, the operation emboldened Trump to aggressively pursue the acquisition of Greenland — an idea that many believed was just a passing fancy until the Jan. 3 capture of Maduro.
New York Times:
Falsehoods Fueled Trump's First Year Back in Office  —  The president has justified many significant moves of his second term with inaccurate claims and overstated boasts.  —  In the first year of his second term, President Trump has cited an arsenal of falsehoods, baseless claims and distortions …
Rachel Leingang / The Guardian:
‘My hands were really shaky’: high-school journalist documents ICE raids  —  Lila Dominguez was working on an article as agents came on to school grounds - their presence has jolted Minneapolis's young people  —  When immigration enforcement agents came on to her Minneapolis high school's grounds …
Morgan Wolfe / KARE-TV:
Army veteran says ICE agents detained him for hours without access to phone or his attorney  —  A combat-wounded veteran's eight-hour detention by federal agents in Minneapolis raises concerns about due process in ICE facilities.  —  MINNEAPOLIS — A combat-wounded Army veteran …
Politico:
Republicans will be hard-pressed to pass Trump's ‘Great Healthcare Plan’ … White House officials argue the new health care plan features initiatives that should garner bipartisan support, but Democrats are already balking.  They're in no mood to help Republicans out after Trump's megabill …
Yan Zhuang / New York Times:
Trump Threatens 200 Percent Tariffs on French Wine  —  France has said it will not join President Trump's “Board for Peace.”  France's agriculture minister described the tariff threat as “blackmail.”  —  President Trump threatened on Monday to impose 200 percent tariffs on French wine …
Discussion: Politico, France 24 and Fox News
Praveena Somasundaram / Washington Post:
She helped him flee a rally, then learned he was a right-wing provocateur  —  Jake Lang, a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter, jumped into a stranger's car after he was driven from his anti-immigrant march in Minneapolis by a large counterprotest.  —  Daye Gottsche let the stranger into the car without knowing …
Ian Sample / The Guardian:
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows  —  Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways - something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees  —  Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle …
Devin Watkins / Vatican News:
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty  —  Ten days after Pope Leo XIV's ‘State of the World’ address, American Cardinals Cupich, McElroy, and Tobin release a joint statement renouncing war and calling for US foreign policy to be based on peace …
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Noah Keate / Politico:
Trump brands UK's Chagos Islands deal act of ‘great stupidity’
Rachael Bade / The Inner Circle, with Rachael Bade:
🧊Trump's ICE quagmire; Dems' ICE reversal 🧊
Discussion: Raw Story
New York Times:
Has the U.S. Lost Measles Elimination Status?
Discussion: Fox News
Michael Kunzelman / Associated Press:
Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities
Carl Campanile / New York Post:
Bruce Blakeman rips Gov. Kathy Hochul over issuing truck driver's licenses to illegal immigrants: ‘Putting New Yorkers in danger’
Discussion: Breitbart and NewsMax.com
Haley Britzky / CNN:
Recruiter pitches joining the military to Minneapolis high school students to protect their families from ICE
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Jonathan Blitzer / New Yorker:
The Congresswoman Criminalized for Visiting ICE Detainees
Amanda Chu / Politico:
RFK Jr. is bringing the GOP and the trial bar together
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Scoop: Bipartisan health package likely moving forward
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Jazmine Ulloa / New York Times:
Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff
 

 
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