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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
New York Times:
Alain Berset / New York Times:
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Government.no:
John Irish / Reuters:
Trump tells Norway he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace
TASS:
Kremlin agrees that Trump will go down in history if he annexes Greenland
NBC News:
Trump won't say whether he would use force to seize Greenland
Associated Press:
Starmer says Trump's Greenland tariff threat ‘completely wrong’ and a trade war in no one's interest
Donna Ferguson / The Guardian:
Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would seize Greenland by force - Europe live
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Links Greenland Threats to Missing Out on Nobel Prize
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as Europe eyes tariff retaliation
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It's Time for the 25th Amendment
Christopher Rugaber / Associated Press:
Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Hannah Miao / Wall Street Journal:
Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
China's Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:NEW!
CNN:
Putin invited to join Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says
Associated Press:
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Patrick Hudson / The Tablet:
Powell Will Attend Supreme Court Arguments on Trump's Effort to Fire Fed Official Find
Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new book Find
France rejects Trump Gaza peace board invite over fears it wants to supplant UN Find
Trump Writes a Letter to Norway Find
At the Center of Trump's Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock Find
DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon as she vows charges against anti-ICE protesters who interrupted church service Find
Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would seize Greenland by force - Europe live Find
Inside Minnesota Hospitals, ICE Agents Unnerve Staff Find
Lawyers are ‘endangered’ in Trump's America, international group warns Find
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty Find
Broglio: US personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland Find
Trump's Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It's Time for the 25th Amendment Find
Trump's Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate Find
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Washington Post:
Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new bookNEW!
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon as she vows charges against anti-ICE protesters who interrupted church service
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
At the Center of Trump's Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock
Kaye Wiggins / Financial Times:
Lawyers are ‘endangered’ in Trump's America, international group warns
Devin Watkins / Vatican News:
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty
James Surowiecki / The Atlantic:
Welfare Fraud Is a Problem—For Democrats
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures …
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Ditches Lawsuit Without Handing Over Tax Returns
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
Trump's Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw — Will Republicans in Congress ever step in? — Let me begin by quoting, in full, a letter that the president of the United States of America sent yesterday to the prime minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre.
Discussion:
Fox News, Hopium Chronicles, Breitbart, Mediaite, Raw Story, New Jersey Online, The Daily Wire, Metro.co.uk, IJR, Robert Reich and Reason
Discussion:
Simon Rosenberg / Hopium Chronicles: Trumps Edges Closer to War With Europe, Saly Comes Home, It's All About Courage Now
Nick Gilbertson / Breitbart: Trump to Norway PM Støre: World Is Not Secure Unless U.S. Has ‘ Complete and Total Control of Greenland’
Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite: CNN Medical Analyst Calls for ‘A Bipartisan Congressional Inquiry’ Into Trump's Mental Fitness After Letter to Norway PM
Alexander Willis / Raw Story: ‘Maniacal’ Trump's Norway note proves he ‘genuinely lives in different reality’: Historian
Lauren Sforza / New Jersey Online: Trump's latest ‘temper tantrum’ sparks calls for removal from office: ‘Insane’
Zach Jewell / The Daily Wire: Nobel Snub Fuels Trump's Shift Away From ‘Purely’ Peaceful Approach To Greenland
Luke Alsford / Metro.co.uk: Trump says Greenland shouldn't be Danish just because ‘a boat landed there 300 years ago’
Sandra Rhodes / IJR: Trump Pens Letter to Norway PM: He Has No ‘Obligation to Think Purely of Peace’
Jonathan H. Adler / Reason: The Art of the Deal Goes to Norway
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Tom Fairless / Wall Street Journal:
Americans Are the Ones Paying for Tariffs, Study Finds — Research contradicts President Trump's claim that foreigners are footing the bill, and could weaken his hand in the dispute over Greenland — FRANKFURT—Americans, not foreigners, are bearing almost the entire cost of U.S. tariffs …
Discussion:
Graig Graziosi / The Independent: Almost all the added costs from Trump's tariffs are being pushed on Americans, study finds
Brendan Murray / Bloomberg: Americans Bear Almost All the Cost of Trump Tariffs, Study Shows
New York Times:
Trump Links His Push for Greenland to Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize — In a text, President Trump told Norway's prime minister that he no longer felt obliged to “think purely of Peace” and that the U.S. needed the island for global security. — President Trump is now claiming that one reason …
Discussion:
Seb Starcevic / Politico: Norway's PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions
David Edwards / Raw Story: Dick Cheney's doctor demands congressional inquiry into Trump's mental fitness
Kevin Schofield / HuffPost: Norway's PM Says He Had To Explain To Trump How The Nobel Peace Prize Works After Greenland Rant
Alain Berset / New York Times:
I'm the Secretary General of the Council of Europe. This Is Something I Thought I'd Never Have to Write. — When I took my post as secretary general of the Council of Europe just over a year ago, I did not think that I would ever have to write about the possibility of the United States taking military action against a member state.
Discussion:
Caitlin Doornbos / New York Post: NATO's show of force fizzles as German troops exit Greenland after two days - as Trump aims to acquire island
Brendan O'Neill / spiked: Hands off Greenland!
Willa Pope Robbins / Mediaite: 'Something I Thought I'd Never Have to Write': Council of Europe Leader Sounds Alarm on Trumps Greenland Moves
Lionel Laurent / Bloomberg: Europe Has the Weapons for Trump's Greenland Tariff War
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Trump Has an Offramp on Greenland. He Doesn't Seem to Want It. — The strategic importance of Greenland is growing, and NATO has underinvested in Arctic security. But President Trump, intent on ownership, is rebuffing deals with Europe to solve the problem.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal: The Greenland War of 2026 — Trump's lesson in how to turn U.S. allies into China's friends.
Stephen Collinson / CNN: Who can save NATO from Trump as he escalates bid to grab Greenland?
Government.no:
Statement from The Prime Minister — Statement from Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre regarding communications with President Donald Trump. — 'I can confirm that this is a text message that I received yesterday afternoon from President Trump. It came in response to a short text message …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Bloomberg, New York Times, UPI, NPR, New York Sun, IJR, Newsweek, Reuters, The Moderate Voice, CBS News, Axios and NOTUS
Discussion:
Stephen Feller / UPI: Trump pins push for Greenland on not receiving Nobel Peace Prize
Robbie Griffiths / NPR: Trump says he's pursuing Greenland after perceived Nobel Peace Prize snub
Luke Funk / New York Sun: Norway Calls To ‘De-Escalate’ Greenland Dispute After Trump Links Nobel Peace Prize Snub to His Annexation Efforts
Andrew Stanton / Newsweek: Calls To Invoke 25th Amendment Grow After Trump Norway Letter
John Irish / Reuters:
Trump tells Norway he no longer feels obligation to think only of peace
Discussion:
Forbes, Adam Kinzinger, New York Times, Bloomberg, CBS News, France 24, The Times of Israel, Raw Story, Newsweek, NewsMax.com, Al Jazeera and Crooks and Liars
Discussion:
Siladitya Ray / Forbes: Trumps Ties Greenland Threats To Him Not Winning Nobel Peace Prize In Letter To Norway's Leader
Jeffrey Gettleman / New York Times: Read the Texts Between Trump and Norway's Prime Minister About Greenland
Alberto Nardelli / Bloomberg: Trump Links Greenland Threats to Nobel Peace Prize Snub
Kethevane Gorjestani / France 24: Trump links Greenland ambitions to Nobel Peace Prize snub
The Times of Israel: Trump tells Norway's PM he'll no longer think ‘purely of peace’ after Nobel snub
Alexander Willis / Raw Story: Trump fumes as he hits Norway with bizarre threat: ‘No longer obligation’ to peace
Conover Kennard / Crooks and Liars: POTUS Needs Adult Daycare Now
TASS:
Kremlin agrees that Trump will go down in history if he annexes Greenland
Discussion:
Jazmin Tolliver / HuffPost: US Treasury Secretary Claims Trump Wants To Annex Greenland To Prevent Getting ‘Dragged’ Into ‘Attack’ From Russia
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner: Cruz cites America's ‘history of acquiring new lands’ in defending Trump's Greenland push
Jim Thomas / NewsMax.com: Trump Tariffs Over Greenland Draw Kremlin Praise
NBC News:
Trump won't say whether he would use force to seize Greenland
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, Mediaite, New York Sun, The Daily Wire, Associated Press, The Hill, NewsMax.com, The Independent, MeidasTouch News, HuffPost, Washington Times and IJR
Discussion:
Mabinty Quarshie / Washington Examiner: Trump drops peace-through-strength routine: ‘Imperial posturing without a plan’
David Gilmour / Mediaite: READ: Trump Warns He Has No ‘Obligation to Think Purely of Peace’ Over Greenland in Unhinged Letter
Luke Funk / New York Sun: ‘Historic Breakthrough’: Kremlin Leaders, Russian Press Cheer on Trump Efforts To Annex Greenland
Virginia Kruta / The Daily Wire: Spin Cycle: As Trump Escalates On Greenland, Media Speculates
Ariana Baio / The Independent: Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would use military force to take Greenland
Troy Matthews / MeidasTouch News: Trump Says Nobel Peace Prize Snub Pushes Him Toward Taking Greenland by Force: Report
Kate Nicholson / HuffPost: Trump Blames Nobel Peace Prize Snub For Greenland Threats In Extraordinary Letter
Associated Press:
Starmer says Trump's Greenland tariff threat ‘completely wrong’ and a trade war in no one's interest
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Straight Arrow News, Vanity Fair, IJR, Mediaite, Associated Press, Human Events, France 24, Politico, The Independent, San Diego Union-Tribune, GB News, Deadline, HuffPost, National Politics, Althouse, Semafor, Fortune, The Guardian, New York Sun, Los Angeles Times and New York Times
Discussion:
Craig Nigrelli / Straight Arrow News: No prize, no peace: Trump links Greenland conquest to Nobel snub
Aidan McLaughlin / Vanity Fair: Donald Trump Lobs Grenade at Europe on The Eve of Davos
Alex Griffing / Mediaite: Norway's Prime Minister Fires Off a Terse Statement in Response to Wild Trump Screed
Sam McNeil / Associated Press: WATCH: Bessent says it would be ‘very unwise’ for Europe to retaliate over Trump threats on Greenland
Roberto Wakerell-Cruz / Human Events: Trump warns Europe he no longer ‘thinks purely of peace,’ will focus on ‘what is good’ for US after Nobel Peace Prize snub: report
James Brooks / San Diego Union-Tribune: Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with ‘Make America Go Away’ caps
Adam Chapman / GB News: POLL: Can Keir Starmer stop the trade war? YOU DECIDE
Andreas Wiseman / Deadline: Trump Links Greenland Threat To Nobel Peace Prize Snub
Kate Nicholson / HuffPost: ‘This Is Insane’: Trump Causes Deep Alarm By Linking Greenland Threats To Nobel Peace Prize Snub
Ann Althouse / Althouse: “U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that it would be ‘completely wrong’ for President Donald Trump to slap tariffs on European nations opposing his plan to take over Greenland....”
Fortune: Europe can wield this $8 trillion ‘sell America’ weapon as Trump reignites a trade war over his Greenland conquest ambitions
Gaby Hinsliff / The Guardian: If it wasn't clear before, it is now: Britain needs an escape plan from the Trump world order
Sharon Kehnemui / New York Sun: ‘Dangerous Downward Spiral’: Talks of Trade War Escalate as EU Officials Meet To Decide Response to Trump Greenland Threats
Donna Ferguson / The Guardian:
Trump says ‘no comment’ when asked if he would seize Greenland by force - Europe live
Discussion:
Reuters, France 24, Task & Purpose, Bloomberg, Truthout, CBS News, New York Times, UnHerd, New York Post, Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, Politico and The Independent
Discussion:
Reuters: EU considers $108 billion in retaliatory tariffs on US over Trump's Greenland threat, FT reports
France 24: ‘A head-spinning day of crisis meetings all over Europe’ as Trump reiterates push for Greenland
Nicholas Slayton / Task & Purpose: NORAD stresses aircraft deployment to Greenland is ‘routine’ and ‘long-planned’
Brad Reed / Truthout: EU Weighs Deploying Its Own Economic Weapon Against Trump's Greenland Aggression
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times: Trump's Ultimatum to Europe The president threatened heavy tariffs on countries standing between him and Greenland. E.U. leaders are scrambling for a response. 7 min read
Wolfgang Munchau / UnHerd: Why Trump will get Greenland — You can draw a neat line around the eight countries Donald Trump …
Ronny Reyes / New York Post: EU threatens trade ‘bazooka’ against US after Trump slaps tariffs over Greenland ambition: report
Jon Henley / The Guardian:
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
Discussion:
Alexander Willis / Raw Story: ‘Completely lost his mind’: Trump's ‘deranged’ letter sends shockwaves across the globe
James C. Reynolds / The Independent: Trump links Greenland pursuit to Nobel Peace Prize snub in extraordinary letter to Norway's PM
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Links Greenland Threats to Missing Out on Nobel Prize
Discussion:
CBS News, Straight Arrow News, Politico, Fortune, New York Post, MS NOW, New York Times and The Hill
Discussion:
CBS News: European leaders slam Trump's latest Greenland threats as Nobel Peace Prize message spreads
Politico: The Green-eyed monster — With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco and Makayla Gray — Good Monday morning.
Fortune: America's ‘Achilles Heel’ of national debt is exposed by Trump's Greenland tariff threat, warns Deutsche Bank
Ariel Zilber / New York Post: Supreme Court won't overturn Trump tariffs, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicts
Steve Benen / MS NOW: Trump connects his Greenland crusade to his failure to win a Nobel Peace Prize
Alexander Smith / NBC News:
Trump links Greenland threats to Nobel snub as Europe eyes tariff retaliation
Discussion:
Reuters, Fortune, Agence France-Presse, Washington Examiner, Al Jazeera, GB News, Politico, France 24 and Washington Post
Discussion:
Fortune: Stocks sell off globally as traders digest Trump message saying he wants Greenland because ‘your Country decided not to give me the Nobel’
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner: Trump abandons ‘obligation’ for peace in Greenland dispute after being rejected for Nobel
Dan McDonald / GB News: Donald Trump declares: ‘I no longer feel obliged to think purely of peace’ in unsettling letter to Europe
Lydia Polgreen / New York Times:
There's a Reason Trump Is Targeting Minneapolis — Late last Wednesday night, I was standing on a street corner in the Hawthorne neighborhood in North Minneapolis when I witnessed an extraordinary confrontation. A federal agent marched up a narrow residential sidewalk flanked by modest bungalows …
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
Top Catholic Clerics Denounce U.S. Foreign Policy … The three highest-ranking Roman Catholic clerics who lead archdioceses in the United States said in a strongly worded statement on Monday that America's “moral role in confronting evil around the world” is in question for the first time in decades.
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Janna Brancolini / The Daily Beast:
Trump's Insane New Threat Leaves No Doubt: It's Time for the 25th Amendment
Discussion:
Jenny Goldsberry / Washington Examiner: Ed Markey calls to ‘invoke the 25th Amendment’
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post: Trump says he no longer needs to ‘think purely of Peace’ following Nobel loss, amid Greenland push
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.
Discussion:
NBC News, Washington Examiner, CNBC, New York Times, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Business Insider, SCOTUSblog, Raw Story and Bloomberg
Discussion:
Zach Halaschak / Washington Examiner: Powell will attend Supreme Court hearing on Trump power to fire Fed governor
Ann E. Marimow / New York Times: Federal Reserve Inquiry Clouds Trump's Supreme Court Bid to Oust Lisa Cook
Jo Ling / CBS News: Powell to attend Supreme Court arguments over Trump's attempt to fire Fed's Lisa Cook
Business Insider: The Supreme Court is about to weigh in on the Fed's independence in a case that goes beyond Jerome Powell
Adam White / SCOTUSblog: The Fed-firing case in three steps
David McAfee / Raw Story: ‘Are you stupid?’ Expert says Trump DOJ just ‘antagonized’ Supreme Court at a crucial time
María Paula Mijares Torres / Bloomberg: Hassett Says Trump May Be Right to Keep Him Out as Fed Chair
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Aaron Pellish / Politico:
Poll finds Americans not satisfied with handling of Epstein files … Following bipartisan calls to release the Epstein files throughout Trump's first year back in office, Congress passed a law in November requiring the DOJ to release by mid-December all documents tied to Epstein …
Discussion:
Daniel Hampton / Raw Story: Trump admin hit with damning new poll on Epstein files
Tengrain / Mock Paper Scissors: ‘Look! Squirrel!! 1!’ — Our Failed Political Press ™ might be distracted …
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
‘No longer in my hands’: How Hill Republicans stopped caring about DOJ releasing the Epstein files … “I don't give a rip about Epstein,” Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) said last week when she was asked to take stock of the month since the Dec. 19 deadline. — “Like, there's so many other things we need to be working on,” she added.
Discussion:
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News: One month after the Epstein files deadline, only a fraction of the DOJ's records have been released
Tom Boggioni / Raw Story: Republicans abandon vows to get Epstein files released: 'I don't give a rip'
Victoria Bekiempis / The Guardian: Nearly all Epstein files still unreleased a month after Congress deadline
Clare Malone / New Yorker:
Inside Bari Weiss's Hostile Takeover of CBS News — The network's new editor-in-chief has championed a press free from élite bias, while aligning herself with a billionaire class more willing than ever to indulge Donald Trump. — On Halloween, a production team from “60 Minutes,” …
Discussion:
Tess Patton / The Wrap: Bari Weiss' ‘60 Minutes’ CECOT Fiasco: CBS News EIC ‘Readily Realizes and Admits’ Missteps
Tom Durante / Mediaite: 'Let's Do the F*cking News!' The New Yorker Goes Deep on Bari Weiss's ‘Uneasy’ Start as CBS News Boss
Alex Isenstadt / Axios:
Scoop: Musk shocks with $10 million donation in Ky. Senate race — Elon Musk has cut a massive $10 million check to bolster Nate Morris, an outsider, pro-Trump candidate running to succeed retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Axios has learned. … - Musk, the world's richest person …
Discussion:
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail: Elon Musk storms back to MAGA kingmaker as he makes staggering bet on Charlie Kirk's last cause
Sean Moran / Breitbart: Nate Morris Surges in KY Senate Race with $10 Million Elon Musk Donation to Pro-Morris Super PAC
Paul Steinhauser / Fox News: Elon Musk pours a staggering $10M into Kentucky Senate race, backing pro-Trump business outsider
Brooke Mallory / One America News Network: Musk donates $10M to super-PAC affiliated with Ky. Senate GOP candidate Nate Morris
Ashley Brasfield / The Daily Caller: Elon Musk Returns To Political Trenches With Biggest Donation Ever To Republican Senate Candidate
Josh Christenson / New York Post: Elon Musk backs Kentucky GOP Senate candidate Nate Morris with $10M donation
Theodore Schleifer / New York Times: Elon Musk Spends $10 Million to Help Nate Morris in Kentucky Senate Race
Cortney Weil / Blaze Media: Musk drops $10 million to help MAGA candidate replace ‘trash Trump’ Mitch McConnell
Brian Freeman / NewsMax.com: Musk Backs Pro-Trump Kentucky Senate Bid With $10M
Hannah Miao / Wall Street Journal:
China's Birthrate Sinks to Record Low — Population shrinks for fourth consecutive year — China's population shrank for a fourth consecutive year as its birthrate fell to a record low, underscoring the demographic challenges facing the world's second-largest economy. — The details
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, CNBC, Breitbart, The Daily Caller, France 24, UPI, The Japan Times and NewsMax.com
Discussion:
Emily Hallas / Washington Examiner: China's population shrinks for fourth consecutive year, intensifying fears about future
Ireland Owens / The Daily Caller: China's Population Hits Rock Bottom As It Reels From One-Child Policy Fallout
Darryl Coote / UPI: China's population drops for fourth straight year
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Alexandra Stevenson / New York Times:
China's Birthrate Plunges to Lowest Level Since 1949
Discussion:
John Sexton / HotAir: China's Birth Rate Hits a New Low
Huizhong Wu / Associated Press: China's population falls again as births drop to lowest rate since 1949 communist revolution
Zachary Karabell / Washington Post: China embraced population control. The damage may be irreversible.
Tom Chivers / Semafor: China's birthrate falls to lowest level on record
Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch News:
DOJ Moves to Eliminate Attorney Recusals in Sweeping Power Shift — Proposed rule would strip prosecutors of ethical independence and place conflict decisions solely in the hands of the attorney general — The Trump administration is preparing to upend a foundational safeguard of the Department …
Discussion:
Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE's Facial Recognition App Misidentified a Woman. Twice — When authorities used Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) facial recognition app on a detained woman in an attempt to learn her identity and immigration status, it returned two different and incorrect names …
Clea Caulcutt / Politico:NEW!
France rejects Trump Gaza peace board invite over fears it wants to supplant UN — Trump's Gaza “Board of Peace” is facing confusion and controversy on several fronts. — PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's offer to join the “Board of Peace” …
Discussion:
Ania Nussbaum / Bloomberg: Macron to Decline Trump's Invitation to Join His ‘Peace Board’
Shakezula / Lawyers, Guns & Money: TemUN — The no longer so peaceful peace president has announced the creation of the Board of Peace for Gaza.
Jennifer Bowers Bahney / Mediaite: Tony Blair Balks At Trump's $1B ‘Board of Peace’ Fee - After Accepting Spot on Exec Panel
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CNN:
Putin invited to join Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza, Kremlin says
Discussion:
Washington Examiner, TASS, Bloomberg, Politico, Fox News, New York Post, Straight Arrow News, Financial Times, Raw Story, The Guardian, Washington Times, Breitbart, Fortune, NOTUS, France 24, Metro.co.uk, Al Jazeera, GB News, Daily Mail, IJR, MeidasTouch News, The Daily Sceptic, CNBC, Middle East Monitor, HuffPost, News Talk 105.9, NewsNation, Mediaite, NewsMax.com, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Reuters and Washington Post
Discussion:
Ketrin Jochecová / Politico: Trump invites Putin to join Gaza peace board, Kremlin says
Shea Taylor / Straight Arrow News: Trump invites Putin to join Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ with $1B buy-in
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story: World leaders ‘squirming’ over Trump's new shakedown: insiders
Julian Borger / The Guardian: Kremlin says Putin has been invited to join Trump's Gaza ‘board of peace’
Vaughn Cockayne / Washington Times: Israel, Russia among countries invited to join Trump's Gaza board of peace
Oliver JJ Lane / Breitbart: Russia Says President Putin Has Been Invited to Join Trump's Gaza Peace Board
Fortune: Trump's Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ extends invitations to Russia, Belarus and Thailand along with EU
Brett Bachman / NOTUS: Trump Invited Putin to Serve on Gaza ‘Board of Peace,’ Kremlin Says
Sarah Hooper / Metro.co.uk: Donald Trump invites Putin to join his ‘Board of Peace’
Phillip Nieto / Daily Mail: Trump anoints Putin to Gaza peace board as he pushes NATO to breaking point with shock demand
Andrew Powell / IJR: Putin Tapped for Trump's Gaza ‘Board of Peace’
Will Jones / The Daily Sceptic: Starmer Fails to Endorse Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza as Putin Invited to Join
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC: Putin invited to join Trump's ‘Board of Peace,’ Kremlin says
Kevin Schofield / HuffPost: Donald Trump Has Invited Vladimir Putin To Join His Gaza Board Of Peace, Kremlin Says
Alex Griffing / Mediaite: ‘Orwell on Steroids!’ Ex-Bush Advisor GOES OFF on Trump Inviting Putin to be on ‘Board of Peace’
Ananya Palyekar / Reuters: Pakistan receives US invitation to join Board of Peace on Gaza
Associated Press:
Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees — Detainees are being held at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis. — Federal officers stand outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building during a protest on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Discussion:
Whitney Curry Wimbish / American Prospect:
Author of 'Don't Say Abolish ICE' Memo Is a Corporate Consultant — The author of a controversial memo telling Democrats to abandon the slogan “Abolish ICE” and instead focus on reform and retraining is a former Department of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection official …
Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Trump's Trade Negotiator Says Response to Court Loss Would Be Immediate — If the Supreme Court rules against its tariffs, the Trump administration would begin replacing them immediately, said Jamieson Greer, the United States Trade Representative. — If the Supreme Court strikes …
Discussion:
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Discussion:
Nicole Charky-Chami / Raw Story: Trump has plan for instant strike back if Supreme Court rules against him: report
American Greatness: Treasury Secretary Defends Trump's Strategic Push To Acquire Greenland, Avoid a ‘Hot War’
David Post / Reason: Today's Words of Wisdom
Liz Rattoballi / 77 WABC: Why Greenland Matters for US Security
Jessica Inman / UPI: EU ambassadors hold emergency meeting on Trump's Greenland tariffs
Peter Sullivan / Axios:
Scoop: Bipartisan health package likely moving forward — Congressional negotiators are expected to release a bipartisan health care package as soon as today that revives major parts of a deal that was torpedoed in late 2024 by Elon Musk and then President-elect Trump.
Patrick Hudson / The Tablet:
Broglio: US personnel could disobey ‘immoral’ orders against Greenland — It does not seem really reasonable that the United States would attack and occupy a friendly nation.' — The Archbishop of the Military Services said that Trump administration's threat to attack the territory 'tarnishes …
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Gov. Shapiro, a top 2028 contender, recounts chat with Trump, beef with Harris in new bookNEW!
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Oren Oppenheim / ABC News: Gov. Josh Shapiro alleges in memoir that Kamala Harris' team asked him if he had ever been an Israeli agent
Jerusalem Post: Harris campaign asked Shapiro if he was Israeli double agent while vetting for VP pick - NYT
Katie Glueck / New York Times: Josh Shapiro Writes That Harris Team Asked if He Had Ever Been an Israeli Agent
Edward-Isaac Dovere / WQOW-TV: Shapiro says Harris' vetting team asked whether he was ‘an agent of the Israeli government’
Brooke Mallory / One America News Network: Penn. Gov. Shapiro: Harris' 2024 campaign team questioned if I was a ‘double agent’ for Israel during VP vetting process
Elizabeth Stauffer / Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Josh Shapiro Reveals Harris Asked if He'd Been ‘a Double Agent for Israel’ During VP Vetting
Nick Arama / RedState: Oh My: Josh Shapiro Reveals Disturbing Question the Harris Team Asked Him During Vetting
Jeff Charles / Townhall: Ah, So That's Why Kamala Harris Didn't Choose Josh Shapiro As Her Running Mate
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post: Josh Shapiro says Harris team asked him if he was ‘double agent for Israel’ during VP vetting process
Ari Hoffman / The Post Millennial: Team Harris asked Gov Josh Shapiro if he had ever been a ‘double agent for Israel’ during VP vetting process: report
Nicole Weatherholtz / NewsMax.com: Shapiro: Harris Team Asked If I Was Israeli ‘Double Agent’
Collin Anderson / The Washington Free Beacon: Kamala Harris's VP Vetting Team, Led by Covington & Burling Duo Eric Holder and Dana Remus, Asked Josh Shapiro If He Was a ‘Double Agent for Israel’
Gabby Deutch / Jewish Insider: Jewish leaders condemn ‘classic antisemitism’ in Josh Shapiro's account of Harris VP vetting
Paul Bois / Breitbart: Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro Alleges Kamala Harris Staff Questioned If He Was an Israeli Agent
Toluse Olorunnipa / The Atlantic: A New Memoir Blasts Kamala Harris for Being Offensive, Ideologically Obsessed
Frieda Powers / BizPac Review: Kamala Harris offended Josh Shapiro in vetting, grilled him about being an Israeli ‘double agent’
Owen Scott / The Independent: Kamala Harris' team asked Jewish governor Josh Shapiro if he was an Israeli double agent, he writes in new memoir
The Times of Israel: Pennsylvania's Shapiro: Harris team asked if I was ever ‘a double agent for Israel’
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
DOJ civil rights chief blasts Don Lemon as she vows charges against anti-ICE protesters who interrupted church service
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Alexander Willis / Raw Story: Trump's DOJ plans to hit ex-CNN host Don Lemon with Ku Klux Klan Act charges
Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS: Top DOJ Official: Don Lemon ‘On Notice’ After Filming Minnesota Church Protest
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon: ‘You Have To Make People Uncomfortable’: How Don Lemon Helped Anti-ICE Activists Storm a Minnesota Church
Chris Nesi / New York Post: Video proves Don Lemon was embedded with anti-ICE agitators before they stormed church — despite claiming ‘no affiliations’
Katherine Hamilton / Breitbart: DOJ Investigates Violations of FACE Act, KKK Act After Don Lemon's Anti-ICE Invasion of Minnesota Church
Jim Mishler / NewsMax.com: Don Lemon Knew Anti-ICE Plan Before Church Disruption
Debra Heine / American Greatness: DOJ About to Drop the Hammer on Don Lemon and Anti-ICE Agitators Who Stormed Minneapolis Church
Fox News: Don Lemon responds to Trump DOJ's threat, stands by coverage of anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church
Candace Hathaway / Blaze Media: ‘There will be charges’: Harmeet Dhillon assures Glenn Beck church-stormers will face justice as Minnesota lets chaos reign
Leif Le Mahieu / The Daily Wire: Don Lemon Could Face ‘Criminal Conspiracy’ Charges Over Involvement In Minnesota Church Protest
Cassandra MacDonald / The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: DOJ to Charge Don Lemon Under the ‘KKK Act’ for Inciting Church Raid (VIDEO)
Safia Samee Ali / NewsNation: DOJ probes Minnesota church protest tied to ICE pastor
Valerie Richardson / Washington Times: Justice Department investigates ‘shameful’ anti-ICE protest that upended Minnesota church service
Deirdre Durkan-Simonds / Daily Mail: Nicki Minaj sparks outrage after calling Don Lemon a homophobic slur over ICE church protest
Bonchie / RedState: After Latest Revelations, Don Lemon Should Probably Lawyer Up Over His Participation in MN Church Attack
Mary Chastain / Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion: Dhillon: DOJ Might Charge Don Lemon, Anti-ICE Mob Under KKK Act After Storming Minnesota Church
Hudson Crozier / Daily Caller News Foundation: Don Lemon May Be Charged Under Ku Klux Klan Act For Church Invasion
Harold Hutchison / BizPac Review: Don Lemon claims it's ‘journalism’ to defend anti-ICE rioters who stormed church
Constant Méheut / New York Times:
At the Center of Trump's Vision for Rebuilding Ukraine: BlackRock
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Kaye Wiggins / Financial Times:
Lawyers are ‘endangered’ in Trump's America, international group warns
Devin Watkins / Vatican News:
Three US Cardinals: Foreign policy must respect human dignity, religious liberty
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Kevin Clarke / America Magazine: Cardinals urge Trump to step back from threats on Greenland and Venezuela
Isabella H. de Carvalho / vaticannews.va: Pope to Neocatechumenal Way: Be builders and witnesses of communion
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James Surowiecki / The Atlantic:
Welfare Fraud Is a Problem—For Democrats
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Nicole Weatherholtz / NewsMax.com: Trump: Rep. Omar ‘Should Be in Jail’ or ‘Sent Back to Somalia’
Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
You hear sometimes, now that we know the sordid details of the lives of some of our leading figures …
Hugh Dougherty / The Daily Beast:
Trump Aide Ditches Lawsuit Without Handing Over Tax Returns
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Adam Nichols / Raw Story: Trump aide ditched Daily Beast lawsuit as it threatened to reveal admin insiders' secrets
Katie Robertson / New York Times: Trump's Campaign Manager Resolves Daily Beast Defamation Suit
