The Latest: Trump meanders through foreign policy ahead of Davos speech to global leaders

meandered through a list of his administration鈥檚 accomplishments before taking shots at the United Nations and doubling down on what he sees as a need for the U.S. to control Greenland while speaking at a White House press briefing Tuesday.

The rare, nearly two-hour appearance comes on the , and the day before he鈥檚 scheduled to deliver a at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

There, he鈥檒l have a chance to confront the over his approach to Greenland and his latest .

More details are also expected on Trump鈥檚 , the Trump-led group of world leaders originally intended to supervise the Gaza ceasefire plan, which he suggested Tuesday could soon broker peace during global conflicts and

The White House previously said Trump鈥檚 remarks at Davos would focus on his affordability agenda for housing.

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Top Republican on House Foreign Affairs Committee doesn鈥檛 rule out US military action in Greenland

鈥淚 think NATO is an important strategic alliance, and I don鈥檛 want to see any sacrifice of NATO whatsoever,鈥� said Rep. Brian Mast, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e important allies, and we want to see that to continue.鈥�

But while Mast, a close Trump ally, said the U.S. and its European allies were having a 鈥渉ard conversation鈥� that he expected would ultimately bring the longtime allies closer, he did not rule out the Trump administration using military force to take over Greenland, provided it was legally within Trump鈥檚 constitutional powers.

鈥淚鈥檓 willing to accept any action that takes place based upon the authorities that the administration has,鈥� Mast said. 鈥淭here鈥檚 not going to be any option that鈥檚 taken off the table.鈥�

Under the Constitution, Congress has the power to declare war and the duty to fund the military, while the president serves as head of the armed forces.

Trump takes off for Davos

Air Force One just left Joint Base Andrews late on Tuesday night, carrying Trump in a red-eye flight to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum.

The plane is expected to land in Zurich, with Trump then helicoptering to Davos, the mountain town hosting the annual gathering of billionaires.

鈥淭his will be an interesting trip,鈥� Trump told reporters as he left the White House. 鈥淚 have no idea what鈥檚 going to happen, but you are well represented.鈥�

Vance to visit Minneapolis this week, source says

Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel Thursday to Minneapolis, where the Trump administration has deployed federal officials to enforce an immigration crackdown.

The visit will include remarks and a roundtable with local leaders and community members, according to a source familiar with his plans, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the trip has not yet been officially announced.

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Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president鈥檚 foes is leaving post

Lindsey Halligan, who as a top pursued indictments against a pair of President Trump鈥檚 adversaries, is leaving her position, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Tuesday night.

Halligan鈥檚 departure comes as her 120-day tenure as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia had expired and as judges were raising questions about the legitimacy of her appointment.

Two judges in Virginia rejected can continue serving as a top federal prosecutor in the state, and the other prohibiting in his court as a United States attorney.

The dual orders from separate judges marked a dramatic new front in an ongoing clash between the Trump administration and the federal court over the legitimacy of Halligan鈥檚 appointment. A White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience, Halligan was picked for the role by Trump in September only to have a judge

FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office

TRUMP: 鈥淵ou have to understand, I settled eight wars.鈥�

THE FACTS: This statistic, which Trump frequently cites as one of his accomplishments, is highly exaggerated. Although he has helped mediate relations among many nations, his impact as he makes it seem.

The conflicts Trump counts among those that he has solved are between Israel and Hamas, Israel and Iran, Egypt and Ethiopia, India and Pakistan, Serbia and Kosovo, Rwanda and Congo, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and Cambodia and Thailand.

There is far more work that remains before any declaration of an end to the war in Gaza, and although Trump is credited with ending the 12-day war between Israel and Iran, this can be seen as a temporary respite from an ongoing cold war. Fresh fighting broke out last month between Cambodia and Thailand, and between Congolese forces and Rwanda-backed rebels.

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Machado predicts Venezuelans in the US will return home once the country is free

Opposition leader spoke briefly on Capitol Hill as she met with lawmakers and works to shore up U.S. support for after Trump ousted the former president, Nicolas Maduro.

鈥淢y main objective is to return to Venezuela as soon as possible,鈥� Machado said.

She visited with members of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and others, her second trip to Congress since meeting last week with Trump at the White House. There she presented the president with her Nobel Peace Prize.

Asked about Venezuelans in the U.S. whose temporary legal status has been terminated, she said she is working to ensure they are protected until they, too, can return home.

鈥淚 want to insist on this: We want the Venezuelan people that were forced to leave to come back home,鈥� she said. 鈥淎nd that鈥檚 going to happen once we have democracy in Venezuela.鈥�

Trump says US will 鈥榳ipe鈥� out Iran if the country assassinates him

鈥淚 have very firm instructions 鈥� anything happens, they鈥檙e going to wipe them off the face of this earth,鈥� Trump said in an interview on 草莓传媒Nation鈥檚鈥淜atie Pavlich Tonight.鈥�

Iran on Tuesday warned Trump not to take any action against the country鈥檚 , days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei鈥檚 nearly 40-year reign.

鈥淭rump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward our leader, we not only cut that hand but also we will set fire to their world,鈥� said Gen. Abolfazl Shekarchi, a spokesperson for Iran鈥檚 armed forces.

Trump has previously said he鈥檚 to obliterate Iran if the country is behind an assassination of him.

Fourth child on the way for Vice President JD Vance

It鈥檚 a boy, Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, said Tuesday while announcing they鈥檙e in July.

The couple鈥檚 growing family already includes three young kids: Ewan, Vivek and Mirabel.

Vance, 41, and his wife, 40, said they were excited to share the news and that both mother and baby were doing well.

It鈥檚 exceptionally rare for the occupants of the highest leadership roles in the U.S. to have children while in office. One well-documented exception was President Grover Cleveland, whose wife, Frances Cleveland, gave birth to their second child in 1893 during his second term in office.

California Republicans ask US Supreme Court to block revamped House map that favors Democrats

Lawyers for the California Republican Party filed an emergency application asking Justice Elena Kagan to temporarily reinstate the previous district lines while the party appeals a court that greenlighted the new map for this year鈥檚 elections, when control of Congress will be on the line.

In a divided decision last week, a federal three-judge panel in Sacramento turned away a complaint that accused California of violating the Constitution by using race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters when drawing the new district lines, which voters in November.

Republicans currently hold nine of California鈥檚 52 congressional seats.

The Supreme Court last month opened the way for Texas to use congressional district boundaries favorable to the GOP that were pushed by Trump. California鈥檚 revamped maps were a response to Trump鈥檚 maneuvers in Texas.

Hundreds in Georgia protest immigration enforcement

Student are protesting Monday against immigration enforcement in Minnesota in multiple locations.

Hundreds gathered Monday at Kennesaw State University in suburban Atlanta in a demonstration organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

Organizers oppose immigration enforcement, the U.S. removal of Nicol谩s Maduro as president of Venezuela in an early January military raid and President Donald Trump鈥檚 push for the U.S. to take control of Greenland from Denmark.

鈥淲e鈥檙e here as part of a nationwide shutdown to demand that ICE stop terrorizing our communities. We demand justice for Renee Nicole Goode, as well as saying no war in Venezuela,鈥� said Stephan Sellers, a senior at 51,000-student Kennesaw State and organizer with Students for Socialism and the Party for Socialism and Liberation.

鈥淯s students, working class people of this country, can鈥檛 even afford housing or education,鈥� Sellers said 鈥淎nd so we say that we should fund our people鈥檚 needs, not war, not racist deportation.鈥�

US forces in Caribbean seize seventh sanctioned oil tanker linked to Venezuela

U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as the Trump administration continues its efforts to take control of the oil in the South American country.

U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta 鈥渨ithout incident鈥� and that the tanker was 鈥渙perating in defiance of President Trump鈥檚 established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean.鈥�

The military command did not say whether the U.S. Coast Guard took control of the tanker as has been the case in prior seizures.

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Republican chair of House Oversight Committee rejects Clintons鈥� interview offer

Rep. James Comer is rejecting an offer from former President Bill Clinton to have him and the committee鈥檚 top Democrat interview Clinton in New York about his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Comer is threatening to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings against both Bill and Hillary Clinton on Wednesday following months of clashes over having them deposed as part of the committee鈥檚 investigation into Epstein.

Comer said that Clinton鈥檚 offer would not allow for an official transcript of the interview and that it is 鈥渁n indefensible demand that is insulting to the American people who demand answers about Epstein鈥檚 crimes.鈥�

He is also insisting that Hillary Clinton appear for a sworn testimony before the committee.

Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland

Stocks sank on Wall Street after President Donald Trump threatened to hit eight European countries with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert American control over Greenland.

The S&P 500 fell 2.1% Tuesday, its biggest drop since October. Technology stocks were the biggest weights. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.8%. The Nasdaq composite slumped 2.4%. T

rump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from the eight European nations. European markets also fell, while gold prices surged. Long-term Treasury yields rose in the bond market.

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Russian envoy meets with Witkoff and Jared Kushner

Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev met with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump鈥檚 son-in-law, Jared Kushner, in Davos on Tuesday and told reporters afterward that the meetings were going 鈥渃onstructively鈥� and that 鈥渕ore and more people realize the correctness of Russia鈥檚 position.鈥�

He didn鈥檛 elaborate and didn鈥檛 offer any details about what was discussed. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov earlier on Tuesday told reporters that Dmitriev had plans to meet with unspecified U.S. delegates in Davos.

Asked about Dmitriev鈥檚 agenda, Peskov said that the envoy鈥檚 main focus is 鈥渢rade, economic, and investment cooperation,鈥� but 鈥渁t the same time, Kirill Dmitriev is transmitting information to and from both sides regarding the peace process in Ukraine.鈥�

Trump avoids question about previous stated plans to retake Panama Canal

Trump in his inaugural address last year and during the transition spoke of retaking the Panama Canal.

But Trump in recent months has been relatively quiet about the issue after claiming that China was 鈥渙perating the Panama Canal鈥� and 鈥渨e鈥檙e taking back.鈥�

Trump鈥檚 complaint is that the United States, the shipping lane鈥檚 biggest user, was 鈥渂eing severely overcharged and not treated fairly.鈥�

Asked if the U.S. reclaiming the canal was still on the table, Trump demurred.

鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to tell you that,鈥� the president responded.

Trump says God would be 鈥榲ery proud鈥� of him

Trump鈥檚 at-times rambling briefing included a split second of religious reflection.

A reporter asked Trump if he believed God was proud of him, after the president had last year said he believed he got into office because God put him there to save the world.

鈥淚 think God is very proud of the job I鈥檝e done, and that includes for religion,鈥� Trump replied. 鈥淲e鈥檙e protecting a lot of people that are being killed. Christians, Jewish people, lots of people are being protected by me that wouldn鈥檛 be protected by another type of president.鈥�

Trump takes a more even tone on Greenland, a day after bombast

鈥淚 think that we will work something out where NATO is going to be very happy and where we鈥檙e going to be very happy,鈥� Trump responded, when asked near the end of his press conference about whether splintering was worth his pursuit of the Arctic territory that belongs to Denmark.

That was a notable shift from the text message from Trump to Norwegian prime minister on Monday that he no longer felt 鈥渁n obligation to think purely of peace.鈥�

Trump repeated his position that the U.S. needs to take control of the territory for the sake of U.S. national security.

草莓传媒 briefing with Trump has ended

The president left the briefing room after speaking and answering questions for nearly two hours.

Trump says he won鈥檛 attend emergency meeting on Greenland

French President Emmanuel Macron this week called for an emergency meeting in Paris with European leaders to address tensions with the U.S. over the Trump鈥檚 pursuit to acquire Greenland as well as tariffs.

Trump told reporters that he would not attend the meeting, in part because Macron would not be leading his country for much longer.

Earlier this week Trump shared private texts from Macron and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte on social media.

Trump says Davos speech will recap his success in office

The president will use a key address in Davos on Wednesday to highlight his administration鈥檚 accomplishments, he told reporters.

鈥淚 think more than anything else, what I鈥檓 going to be speaking about is the tremendous success that we鈥檝e had in one year,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 think we could do it this fast.鈥�

The White House had previously said the remarks, in a room likely to be occupied with global elites and billionaires, would focus on Trump鈥檚 affordability agenda, particularly on housing.

Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Trump said he thought other countries needed to hear advice from him on energy and immigration.

Trump doubles down on opposing UK leasing military base in Indian Ocean

Trump repeated his criticism of plans by Britain to lease a military base on the island of Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago.

He said that he favored Britain ownership of the island, saying it鈥檚 in a 鈥渞easonably important area of the globe鈥� though not in as critical a spot as Greenland.

鈥淚 think they should keep it,鈥� Trump said of British ownership of the base, suggesting that maybe the United Kingdom needed the money.

Trump says UN should continue, though his Board of Peace 鈥榤ight鈥� replace it

鈥淚t might,鈥� Trump said when asked about a reporter his envisioned Board of Peace should replace the United Nations. 鈥淭he U.N. just hasn鈥檛 been very helpful. I鈥檓 a big fan of the potential, but it has never lived up to its potential.鈥�

But Trump added, 鈥淚 believe you got to let the U.N. continue, because the potential is so great.鈥�

Trump says he gets along 鈥榲ery well鈥� with France, UK leaders

Trump said he likes French President Emmanuel Macron and United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, even as both have had some negative feedback for him lately over his ratcheting up of aggression toward Greenland.

Asked about his relationship with the foreign leaders, Trump said they 鈥済et a little bit rough鈥� when he鈥檚 not around but 鈥渨hen I鈥檓 around they treat me very nicely.鈥�

While he called Macron 鈥渁 friend of mine,鈥� he also said both left-leaning leaders have 鈥済ot to straighten out their countries.鈥�

Trump blasts UN as he touts his Board of Peace

鈥淚 wish we didn鈥檛 need a Board of Peace,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淵ou know, with all the wars I settled, the United Nations never helped me on one war.鈥�

Trump鈥檚 Board of Peace was originally envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire plan. But the Trump administration鈥檚 into a more sprawling concept, with Trump extending and hinting it will soon broker global conflicts, like a pseudo-U.N. Security Council.

Trump relates childhood story of conversation with his mother

Trump often tells the same stories many times over, but on Tuesday he added a new one, as he talked about signing an executive order to bring back mental institutions and insane asylums.

Amid listing off what he sees are his top accomplishments over the past year, Trump waxed nostalgic as he told a story of walking to Little League practice with his mother, reminding reporters he was 鈥渜uite the baseball player.鈥�

Querying his mother on bars over windows on a psychiatric hospital in Queens, which he said 鈥渓oomed over the block,鈥� Trump says she told him that 鈥渧ery sick鈥� people lived there.

Creedmor Psychiatric Center is still operational but the property has fulfilled various roles through the decades.

A migrant shelter was operational there until last year, and in November, New York officials approved a development plan to include residences.

Trump grumbles anew about Norway and not winning Nobel Prize

鈥淚t鈥檚 a joke,鈥� Trump fumed about the prize to reporters. 鈥淭hey鈥檝e lost such prestige.鈥�

Trump in a message to European officials made public this week linked his aggressive to last year鈥檚 decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway鈥檚 prime minister that he no longer felt 鈥渁n obligation to think purely of Peace.鈥�

Trump also waved aside comments from Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr St酶re, who issued a statement on Monday noting that the Norwegian government holds no sway over who is receives the Peace Prize.

鈥淎nd don鈥檛 let anyone tell you that Norway doesn鈥檛 control the shots. OK?鈥� Trump said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 in Norway.鈥�

An hour in, Trump still zigzagging through accomplishments

Trump has spent a full hour at the briefing room podium with no signs of stopping.

First, he brandished photographs of people allegedly arrested in Minnesota. Later, he began rattling off his administration鈥檚鈥渨ins鈥� from a prepared packet. Throughout, it鈥檚 been a speech full of variety and plenty of tangents.

The president shared a laundry list of accomplishments, including executive orders he鈥檚 signed and his administration鈥檚 move to increase law enforcement in the nation鈥檚 capital.

He鈥檚 been especially focused on immigration and deporting alleged criminals. Foreign policy talk has been scarce so far, even as tensions with Europe have escalated over his aggression toward Greenland.

Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe.

Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal law enforcement during a sweeping immigration operation in Minneapolis-St. Paul area, a person familiar with the matter said.

The subpoenas, which seek records, were sent to the offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and officials in Ramsey and Hennepin counties, the person said.

The person was not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

The subpoenas are related to an investigation into whether Minnesota officials obstructed federal immigration enforcement through public statements they made, . They said then it was focused on the potential violation of a conspiracy statute.

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Trump says the Hells Angels motorcycle gang voted for him

The president claimed that the immigrants his administration has removed from the U.S. make the Hells Angels 鈥渓ook like the sweetest people on Earth,鈥� only to then pause for an aside during Tuesday鈥檚 news briefing and compliment the infamous motorcycle gang.

鈥淚 like the Hells Angels,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淭hey voted for me. They protected me, actually.鈥�

A former leader of the Hells Angels, Chuck Zito, did join with Trump at a Manhattan courthouse last year. The president likes to discuss his general love of bikers. But it was unclear whether the outlaw motorcycle gang has ever been contracted to provide security for Trump.

The Hells Angels infamously provided security at a 1969 concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, an event that broke out in violence and led to multiple deaths.

Trump says millions have been cut from federal payroll

鈥淲e slashed tremendous numbers from federal payroll,鈥� Trump said during the press briefing, adding that millions of federal workers were terminated by the Trump administration.

Scott Kupor, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, said last September that there would be roughly on the payroll nationwide by the end of 2025. The government employs roughly 2.5 million workers, including military members.

Trump said the fired workers are 鈥済etting much better jobs and much higher pay.鈥�

From the start of Trump鈥檚 second term one year ago, the Department of Government Efficiency, led by his then-adviser Elon Musk, instigated purges of federal agencies with the expressed mission of rooting out .

Nothing on foreign affairs so far in Trump鈥檚 briefing room appearance

Thirty minutes into his time in the White House briefing room, Trump has yet to mention the foreign policy issues dominating much of the conversation around his recent moves including Venezuela, Iran or Greenland.

He鈥檚 been recently criticized by some of his base supporters for focusing too much on foreign issues and not enough on domestic matters, like food prices.

Later Tuesday, Trump heads to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum in Davos. The European leaders already in place have made it clear Trump鈥檚 assertions about taking over Greenland are tops on their agenda.

Trump projects empathy for immigrants who haven鈥檛 committed serious crimes

Trump used the podium to draw a line on deportations 鈥� saying his administration is focused on criminals, not others living in the U.S. illegally.

鈥淲e have a lot of heart for people, they came in illegally but they鈥檙e good people and they鈥檙e working now in farms and they鈥檙e working in luncheonettes and hotels,鈥� the president said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking to get the criminals out right now, the criminals.鈥�

His comments come as immigration agents in Minnesota have been accused of searching and detaining multiple people who don鈥檛 fit that description.

Over the weekend, in one such incident, a U.S. citizen without a criminal record was detained at gunpoint without a warrant, . The U.S. Department of Homeland Security described the operation as a 鈥渢argeted operation鈥� seeking two convicted sex offenders.

Trump says he doesn鈥檛 ‘know what the Supreme Court鈥� will do on tariffs

The U.S. president gave a somewhat meandering defense of his declaration of an economic emergency to impose tariffs, saying the law is clear to him but he doesn鈥檛 know how the Supreme Court will rule in a pending case challenging the legality.

Trump said at a news briefing that the government can restrict trade by requiring licenses and that tariffs could be less severe. But Trump stressed, 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know what the Supreme Court鈥檚 going to do.鈥�

鈥淚f we lose that case, it鈥檚 possible we鈥檙e going to have to do the best we can in paying it back,鈥� Trump said. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 know how that鈥檚 going to be done very easily without hurting a lot of people.鈥�

The president used emergency tariffs to negotiate trade frameworks and on Saturday threatened tariffs on eight European nations in hopes of forcing those countries to back U.S. ownership of Greenland.

Trump throws his stack of accomplishments on the floor

There was a thud in the briefing room as Trump tossed the thick stack of papers he said contained the accomplishments of his first year back in the White House onto the floor.

Printed sheets spread out on the carpeting near reporters鈥� seats, after which Trump turned toward talking about inflation and shifting toward criticism of the Biden administration鈥檚 economic policies.

Just before Trump dropped the files onto the floor, there was the snap of a binder clip, which he said didn鈥檛 hurt him, but that he wouldn鈥檛 have shown if it had.

鈥淚 would have acted like nothing happened as my finger fell off,鈥� Trump said.

Slow start to briefing with Trump

The president is meandering through the first minutes of his press briefing with reporters. It鈥檚 been a low-energy speech so far.

Trump spent several minutes leafing through photographs and descriptions of people allegedly arrested in Minnesota, asking reporters at one point, 鈥淵ou鈥檙e not getting bored with this, right?鈥�

He also referred to the packet of 鈥渨ins鈥� from his administration but didn鈥檛 immediately get into it, saying instead, 鈥淚 could stand here and read it for a week and we wouldn鈥檛 be finished.鈥�

Trump calls Minnesota protesters 鈥榩aid agitators鈥�

As he continued to show mug shots of those he described as 鈥渞ough鈥� people arrested during federal agents immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota, Trump also linked the fraud allegations in the state to its Somali community, which he has .

鈥淚鈥檓 going through this because I think we have plenty of time,鈥� Trump said, alternating between discussing Minnesota and other issues, including his impending trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Trump鈥檚 administration has urged a judge to reject to stop the surge, calling the lawsuit 鈥� filed soon after by an immigration officer 鈥� 鈥渓egally frivolous.鈥�

Trump says it would take more than 鈥榓 week鈥� to list off his accomplishments

Entering the briefing room with a thick stack of papers, Trump said that he had in his first year back in the White House had 鈥渄one more than any other administration has done by far.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 been an amazing period of time,鈥� Trump said, thumbing through the pages.

Trump addressed reporters alone at the podium, with Leavitt standing off to his right. He quickly launched into holding up photographs of people arrested Minnesota, with each saying 鈥淢innesota worst of the worst.鈥�

Trump joins reporters in White House briefing room

The president has entered the room to kick off a scheduled White House press briefing.

He鈥檚 expected to highlight his administration鈥檚 accomplishments on the anniversary of his 2025 inauguration. Journalists in the room were given a 31-page handout on that topic, listing what it said were 鈥�365 WINS IN 365 DAYS.鈥�

Democratic impeachment effort against Kristi Noem reaches 100 cosponsors

Rep Robin Kelly, D-Illinois, last week introduced an impeachment resolution against Noem.

The effort is backed entirely by Democrats and represents nearly half of the party鈥檚 caucus in the House of Representatives.

鈥淥ur communities have seen ICE鈥檚 Gestapo-like tactics firsthand,鈥� said Kelly in a statement. The Illinois Democrat argued that ICE had engaged in 鈥淕estapo-like tactics鈥� and that the department continued to 鈥渓ie, obstruct Congress, and violate people鈥檚 civil rights.鈥�

The resolution contends that Noem 鈥渧iolated the Immigration and Nationality Act, the First and Fourth Amendments of the United States Constitution, and due process rights of American citizens by directing Immigration and Customs Enforcement,鈥� among other grievances.

Ex-British lawmaker likens Trump鈥檚 efforts to strong-arm allies over Greenland to 鈥榗elebrity wrestling鈥�

Former British lawmaker Rory Stewart says President Trump is 鈥渂ehaving like someone in celebrity wrestling鈥� and engaged in 鈥減erformative cruelty鈥� in his efforts to strong-arm Denmark and European allies over Greenland.

Asked about the top theme of Davos this year, the Yale University academic said: 鈥淭he central thing 鈥� which has cut like a knife through everything 鈥� is Trump鈥檚 threats against Greenland, because in a single moment he鈥檚 inverted everything. He鈥檚 broken rules on state sovereignty, he鈥檚 broken domestic law, but most importantly he鈥檚 gone after a NATO ally.鈥�

鈥淎nd he鈥檚 then responded to America鈥檚 closest allies in the world by threatening them with tariffs,鈥� Stewart added. 鈥淗e just says, I want it, and if you don鈥檛 give it to me, I鈥檓 going to punch you. And the problem for Europe is that we now face the classic problem of appeasement.鈥�

Trump鈥檚 Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances

President 鈥檚 pledges to provoke a with Europe to get his way in taking control of Greenland has left many of America鈥檚 closest allies warning of a rupture with Washington that would shatter the NATO alliance that had once seemed unshakable.

The European Union鈥檚 top official on Tuesday called Trump鈥檚 a 鈥渕istake鈥� and questioned Trump鈥檚 trustworthiness. French President Emmanuel Macron said the EU could retaliate against its long-standing ally by deploying one of its most powerful , known colloquially as a trade 鈥渂azooka.鈥�

Trump prides himself on ratcheting up major maximum pressure to try and negotiate through a position of strength. He is slated to leave on Tuesday 鈥� the anniversary of his inauguration 鈥� for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a venue that could give him the chance to defuse tensions as quickly as he has sought to stir them up.

But European leaders 鈥� digging in and vowing to defend Denmark and its semiautonomous control over Greenland 鈥� may be seeking just as hard to meet an extraordinary moment with their own demonstration of fierce resolve.

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Carrier heading west from South China Sea

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying destroyers have left the South China Sea and are heading west, a Navy official said.

The ships recently crossed through the Strait of Malacca, a key waterway connecting the South China Sea and Indian Ocean, according to the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to detail ship movements.

While Navy and other defense officials stopped short of saying the carrier strike group was headed to the Middle East, its current heading and location in the Indian Ocean means its only days away from moving into the region.

It comes as tensions remain high between the United States and Iran over the crackdown on protests. President Donald Trump drew two red lines for the Islamic Republic 鈥� the killing of peaceful protesters and Tehran conducting mass executions in the wake of the demonstrations.

This would not be first time in recent years that a carrier strike group deployed to the Pacific only to be moved to the Middle East to address instability in the region. The Abraham Lincoln previous deployment in 2024 also saw the carrier rerouted to the Middle East. In June, the USS Nimitz strike group also was ordered to the region.

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Trump to be 鈥榮pecial guest鈥� at White House press briefing

Trump is expected to appear at Tuesday鈥檚 White House press briefing to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt teased the surprise in a post on X, saying, 鈥橝 very special guest will be joining me at the podium today…. TUNE IN.鈥�

The rare appearance comes as the president has faced extraordinary pushback from America鈥檚 European allies over his planned tariffs over Greenland, tensions he鈥檒l face in person this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Senate GOP campaign arm pours $42M into key Maine race

A super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a $42 million investment to support Sen. Susan Collins in Maine, a seat widely viewed as pivotal for control of the chamber.

Republicans are eager to hold the seat to maintain their majority, even as President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized Collins, saying she and other Republicans who backed a war powers resolution 鈥渟hould never be elected to office again.鈥�

Despite Trump鈥檚 attacks on incumbents, Thune is working to keep the GOP majority intact. In a press release, the fund said the purchase marks 鈥渢he first reservation of the cycle and the organization鈥檚 largest ever investment in Maine.鈥�

Doctors and health groups ask judge to stop the trimming of list of recommended vaccines for kids

A coalition of doctors鈥� groups and public health organizations are asking a judge to nullify the U.S. government鈥檚 to cut the number of vaccines recommended for every child.

The American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations in July in an attempt to overturn Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 decision to stop recommending COVID-19 shots for most children and pregnant women.

The plaintiffs have since then asked a judge to undo Kennedy鈥檚 and replace an advisory panel of vaccine experts. An amendment this week seeks to reverse Kennedy鈥檚 trimming of the childhood vaccine schedule.

Congress chugging away at legislation to prevent another government shutdown

With two weeks before a , House and Senate negotiators unveiled another multi-bill package 鈥� this time, to fund Defense Labor, Health, Transportation and Housing departments past Jan. 30, when current money expires.

The bills boost funding in most areas, and claw back some of the Trump administration鈥檚 proposed cuts.

鈥淭his latest funding package continues Congress鈥檚 forceful rejection of extreme cuts to federal programs,鈥漵aid House Appropriations Committee Ranking Democratic Member Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut.

While much progress has been made toward funding government for the year, still up for debate is funding for the Department of Homeland Security as roils the nation.

The negotiators largely agreed to hold ICE spending flat, since so much money, some $75 billion is already available through Trump鈥檚 big tax cuts bill. But the package does not include many of the restraints Democrats are seeking on immigration enforcement and deportation operations.

Witkoff says Board of Peace proposal has 鈥榦verwhelming support鈥�

President Donald Trump鈥檚 envoy says he believes the Board of Peace proposal has 鈥渙verwhelming support,鈥� even though some allies like France have balked at joining.

鈥淓verybody believes this is the pathway to bringing people together and being egalitarian about the decisions,鈥� he told The Associated Press in Davos. 鈥淭he president wants to save lives, and this is going to be a very important platform.鈥�

As for Ukraine, one of his other key dossiers, Witkoff said he hoped that President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who earlier on Tuesday said he had no plans to travel to Davos, would be able to meet with Trump.

鈥淚t鈥檚 tough for him to travel, but I鈥檓 hopeful that he鈥檒l get here and we鈥檒l meet him 鈥� with him 鈥� on Thursday with the president.鈥�

Scott Bessent says China made good on its promise to buy US soybeans

China has bought 12 million tons of U.S. soybeans as promised, the U.S. treasury secretary told Fox 草莓传媒 on Tuesday after meeting with Chinese Vice President He Lifeng on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

鈥淗e told me that just this week they completed their soybean purchases, and we鈥檙e looking forward to next year鈥檚 25 million tons,鈥� Bessent said. 鈥淭hey did everything they said they were going to do.鈥�

Beijing had paused purchasing U.S. soybeans last summer during Trump鈥檚 trade war but later agreed to resume buying from American farmers. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show China bought more than 8 million tons of U.S. soybeans by Jan. 8, and its daily reports indicated that China placed several more orders since then, ranging from 132,000 tons to more than 300,000 tons.

Democrat sworn in as New Jersey governor

Mikie Sherrill, the four-term congresswoman and former Navy helicopter pilot who cast her as a victory over Trump鈥檚 vision for the country, was inaugurated on Tuesday as the state鈥檚 57th governor.

Sherrill is just the second woman to lead the state of nearly 9.5 million people, succeeding two-term Democrat Phil Murphy. She swept to victory over her in part by pinning blame for on the president鈥檚 tariffs and promising to order a freeze on skyrocketing utility rates.

Her former congressional colleague Abigail Spanberger also took office as a governor, after a similar double-digit victory over her Republican opponent in Virginia. Democrats are hopeful the president will be a drag on GOP candidates in key races across the country.

House Speaker Johnson tells UK he hopes to 鈥榗alm the waters鈥�

Republican leader Mike Johnson to the British Parliament early Tuesday, the first U.S. House speaker to address the body.

But his talk came as Trump is bitterly lashing out at America鈥檚 most trusted allies. The U.S. president posted overnight that the United Kingdom is acting with 鈥淕REAT STUPIDITY鈥� in national security, as he intensifies his own claims to forcibly take Greenland in the Arctic.

Johnson said he spoke with Trump ahead of the visit, and insisted his mission was to celebrate the two countries, what 鈥渨e鈥檝e achieved together in the past, and importantly to face and overcome together the challenges of our present day.鈥�

鈥淚 told the president that I felt that my mission here today was to encourage our friends and help to calm the waters, so to speak,鈥� he said. 鈥淎nd I hope to do so.鈥�

Letlow says Trump encouraged her to challenge GOP incumbent

鈥淚t鈥檚 an honor to share with you, after the endorsement and encouragement from the president, the president of the United States, Trump, that today I will officially be announcing my candidacy for the U.S. Senate,鈥� she said, according to audio of her speech, obtained by The Associated Press.

A reliable Trump vote, Letlow won after her husband died of COVID complications shortly after winning the congressional seat. She didn鈥檛 mention Cassidy during her 18-minute speech Tuesday, instead emphasizing her support for the Republicans鈥� sweeping domestic policy and tax bill Trump signed.

鈥淛ulia Letlow has my Complete and Total Endorsement. RUN, JULIA, RUN!!!鈥� Trump posted on on Saturday, pitting the White House against the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which has endorsed Cassidy as part of its tradition of backing incumbents.

Cassidy posted on X that Letlow had called him to say she was running. 鈥淪he said she respected me and that I had done a good job. I will continue to do a good job when I win re-election.鈥�

With Trump鈥檚 endorsement, Rep. Julia Letlow aims to unseat fellow Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy

Letlow announced her decision during a Tuesday breakfast in Baton Rouge, according to three people with knowledge of the event who requested anonymity because they weren鈥檛 authorized to comment publicly.

The development further complicates Cassidy鈥檚 difficult and effectively marks the final failure of his attempts to after voting to convict Trump on impeachment charges for trying to overturn the 2020 election.

Cassidy, a physician who was an outspoken critic of Republican health care policies before entering politics himself, incensed Louisiana conservatives with his 2021 support for Trump鈥檚 conviction.

He later tried to return to the fold, casting himself as a member of Trump鈥檚鈥淢ake America Great Again鈥� movement, and provided the decisive vote to advance Robert Kennedy Jr.鈥檚 controversial nomination as health secretary, despite about Kennedy鈥檚 views on vaccines.

JD Vance to visit Ohio on Thursday

The vice president is scheduled to speak at an industrial shipping facility in Toledo to promote Trump administration efforts to address inflation and other economic issues, especially the impact in the Midwest.

Vance and Trump are making an effort to travel throughout the U.S. to speak more to voters鈥� concerns about affordability ahead of pivotal midterm elections this November that could set control of Congress. They both visited Pennsylvania last month as part of a White House effort to speak to economic anxieties.

Trump administration urges judge to reject effort to stop ICE in Minnesota

The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a federal judge to reject a move to stop the immigration enforcement surge that has roiled the Twin Cities area.

Its memo filed Monday evening calls the lawsuit filed by the state of Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul 鈥渓egally frivolous鈥� and asked U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez to deny it. and the mayors of the two cities sued after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis, provoking outrage and protests across the country.

The memo argues that Minnesota is safer because Operation Metro Surge has arrested more than 3,000 people in the country illegally, and that 鈥淧ut simply, Minnesota wants a veto over federal law enforcement.鈥�

Menendez that federal officers in Minnesota can鈥檛 detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren鈥檛 obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing agents arresting people.

Still no decision from Supreme Court in Trump tariffs case

The justices handed down decisions in three other cases Tuesday.

The court heard arguments two-and-a-half months ago in a challenge to the president鈥檚 authority to impose wide-ranging tariffs under an emergency powers law that, before last year, had never been used to levy tariffs.

The issue has arguably taken on more urgency as Trump threatens new tariffs on allies because of disagreements over Greenland.

The court took on the case on an expedited basis, raising the prospect of a quick decision. But the court is about to embark on a nearly monthlong break and the next scheduled day when decisions are possible is February 20.

Baby dies from cold in Gaza as leaders meet to discuss Trump鈥檚 Board of Peace

A Palestinian baby girl died from hypothermia on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, another casualty of grim humanitarian conditions in the territory as world leaders gather at a Swiss resort with Trump鈥檚 high on the agenda.

Shaza Abu Jarad鈥檚 family found the 3-month-old 鈥渇reezing, and dead鈥� on Tuesday morning in their tent in Gaza City, the baby鈥檚 father, Mohamed Abu Jarad, told The Associated Press by phone after a funeral.

He lives with his wife and their seven other children in a makeshift tent, one family among the hundreds of thousands sheltering in tent camps and war-battered buildings in the cold, wet winter. Their baby was the ninth child to die from severe cold this winter in Gaza, according to the strip鈥檚 health ministry. Israel disputes the ministry鈥檚 war casualties toll but has not provided its own.

Money from the big bill flows with few restraints

With Republican control of Congress, even if Congress wanted to curtail Trump鈥檚 immigration operations 鈥� by threatening to shut down the government, for example 鈥� it would be difficult to stop the spend.

What Trump called the 鈥渂ig, beautiful bill鈥� is essentially on autopilot through 2029, the year he鈥檚 scheduled to finish his term and leave office.

The legislation essentially doubled annual Homeland Security funding, adding $170 billion to be used over four years. Of that, ICE, which typically receives about $10 billion a year, was provided $30 billion for operations and $45 billion for detention facilities.

Democrats in Congress seek leverage on ICE spending

Congress will need to consider routine funding for Homeland Security by Jan. 30 or risk a partial shutdown in some operations.

The GOP鈥檚 would provide about $92 billion for the agency, including $10 billion for ICE. A growing group of Democratic senators and the Congressional Progressive Caucus say they won鈥檛 support additional funds without significant changes.

Lawmakers are on ICE operations, including limiting arrests around hospitals, courthouses, churches and other sensitive locations and ensuring that officers display proper identification and refrain from wearing face masks.

鈥淚 think ICE needs to be totally torn down,鈥� said Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., on CNN over the weekend. 鈥淧eople want immigration enforcement that goes after criminals,鈥� he said, and not what he called this 鈥済oon squad.鈥�

has warned Democrats that 鈥渢hey need to get out of the way and allow federal law enforcement to do its duty.鈥�

Bessent says 鈥榙o not retaliate鈥� against US for its Greenland plans

The US treasury secretary was asked at Davos about the emergency summit EU leaders are planning in response to U.S. plans for Greenland.

鈥淚 would say exactly what I said after Liberation Day last April, when the President imposed tariff levels on the whole world. I tell everyone sit back, take a deep breath. Do not retaliate. Do not retaliate. The President will be here tomorrow, and he will get his message across,鈥� Bessent said.

Macron says EU 鈥榮hould not hesitate鈥� to use anti-coercion mechanism in face of Greenland tariff threats

Macron says Trump鈥檚 threats could push the EU to use the mechanism to block American companies from accessing European markets 鈥渇or the very first time.鈥�

鈥淐an you imagine that?鈥� Macron said Tuesday at Davos. 鈥淭his is crazy.鈥�

It鈥檚 not time for 鈥渘ew imperialism or new colonialism,鈥� Macron said. 鈥淟et鈥檚 not accept a global order which will be decided by those who claim to have, I would say, the bigger voice or the bigger stick.鈥�

Instead of trade disputes, allied countries should be focused on bringing peace to Ukraine and focus on the global challenges of 鈥済rowth, peace, climate,鈥� he said.

Greenland鈥檚 prime minister is insisting on respect for territorial integrity

Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in response to a question from The Associated Press that his government has had good meetings with NATO and its allies and that all Western countries should be united by 鈥渞espect for national, territorial integrity (and) respect for international law.鈥�

Nielsen pointed out that Greenland has been 鈥渁 close ally of the United States to NATO many, many, many years鈥� and is 鈥渨illing to cooperate much more.鈥�

Speaking earlier at parliament in Copenhagen, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen also stressed that Denmark had been a 鈥渓oyal and close ally鈥� for many years, but 鈥渘evertheless, we are now being threatened by our closest ally.鈥�

Fredriksen told party leaders during question time in parliament on Tuesday that 鈥渢he worst may still be ahead of us.鈥�

Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters

A stunning in Venezuela. Telling the which coach to hire. Threats against , and . Posing with . Dangling the potential of in Minneapolis. Flipping off a critic. Announcing an . Threatening political enemies. For President , this blizzard was just the first half of January.

If a president鈥檚 most valuable currency is time, Trump operates as if he has an almost limitless supply, with little regard for consequences, leaning more toward virality than virility, with social media as his primary accelerant.

鈥淭he president exists loudly,鈥� said Sen. John Kennedy, R-La. 鈥淭he president will play with fire. I haven鈥檛 seen him yet play with live hand grenades, but I鈥檝e seen him come damn close. That鈥檚 just the way he is, and it鈥檚 not going to change.鈥�

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Trump鈥檚 ICE force is sweeping America, and it鈥檚 only just begun

A ballooning Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget. Hiring . Swelling ranks of ICE officers, to 22,000, in an expanding bigger than most police departments in America.

promised the in U.S. history, and the passed by Republicans in Congress is now fueling unprecedented in cities like and beyond.

As the president marks , the immigration enforcement and removal operation that has been a cornerstone of his domestic and foreign policy agenda is rapidly transforming into something else 鈥� a national law enforcement presence with in new spending from U.S. taxpayers.

The Department of Homeland Security announced in December that it had arrested and deported about 600,000 people and that 1.9 million others had 鈥渧oluntarily self-deported鈥� since January 2025.

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US treasury secretary urges leaders to be open to Trump鈥檚 ideas

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says world leaders should 鈥渉ave an open mind鈥� about Trump鈥檚 plan to acquire Greenland.

鈥淕reenland is becoming more and more attractive for foreign conquest鈥� and the president 鈥渂elieves that it must be part of the United States to prevent a conflict,鈥� Bessent said during a conversation with Fox 草莓传媒 Channel鈥檚 Maria Bartiromo, Tuesday on the sidelines of Davos.

Global markets slump after Trump threatens 8 NATO members with punishing tariffs over Greenland

U.S. futures tumbled alongside global markets early Tuesday after Trump threatened to hit eight NATO members with new tariffs as tensions escalate over his attempts to assert .

Futures for the S&P 500 sank 1.8% while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.6%, almost 600 points. The tech heavy Nasdaq slumped 1.8%.

Markets in Paris, Frankfurt and London all fell more than 1% and were on track for a second straight day of losses.

Silver and gold both rose to records again as investors sought safety amid heightened geopolitical tensions. Gold was up 3% at $4,733 an ounce while Silver jumped more than 7% to $95.30.

Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives predicts that tensions will ultimately calm down and that 鈥渏ust like over the last year the bark will be worse than the bite.鈥�

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Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it

A startled British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the to Mauritius, after Trump attacked the plan, which his administration had previously supported.

Trump said that relinquishing the remote Indian Ocean archipelago, home to a strategically important American naval and bomber base, was an act of stupidity that shows why he needs to .

The blast from Trump was a rebuff to efforts by Prime Minister to calm tensions over Greenland and patch up a frayed trans-Atlantic relationship. Starmer on Monday called Trump鈥檚 statements about taking over Greenland 鈥渃ompletely wrong,鈥� but called for the rift to be 鈥渞esolved through calm discussion.鈥�

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Read what France鈥檚 Macron and the head of NATO are saying to Trump behind the scenes

While Europe is pushing back publicly against Trump over , the language appears softer behind the scenes.

Trump published a text message on Tuesday that he received from French President , confirmed as genuine by Macron鈥檚 office.

Starting with 鈥淢y friend,鈥� Macron鈥檚 tone was more deferential than the criticism that France and some of its European partner nations are against Trump鈥檚 push to wrest Greenland from NATO ally Denmark.

Before broaching the Greenland dispute, Macron opted in his message to first talk about other issues where he and Trump seem to be roughly on the same page.

鈥淲e are totally in line on Syria. We can do great things on Iran,鈥� the French leader wrote in English.

Then, he added: 鈥淚 do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,鈥� immediately followed by: 鈥淟et us try to build great things.鈥�

That was the only mention that Macron made of the semi-autonomous Danish territory that Trump covets in the two sections of message that Trump published. It wasn鈥檛 immediately clear from Trump鈥檚 post when he received the message.

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Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he鈥檒l make housing more affordable

Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make , but he鈥檚 picked a strange backdrop for the speech: a Swiss mountain town where ski chalets for vacations cost a cool $4.4 million.

On the anniversary of his inauguration, Trump is flying to the in Davos 鈥� an annual gathering of the global elite 鈥� where he may see many of the billionaires he has surrounded himself with during his first year back in the White House.

Trump had campaigned on lowering the cost of living. But in office, he has devoted more time to cavorting with the wealthy than talking directly to his working-class base.

Trump鈥檚 attention in his first year back has been less on pocketbook issues and more fixed on foreign policy with conflicts. He is now to the chagrin of European allies 鈥� a headline likely to dominate his time in Davos, overshadowing his housing ideas.

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