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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 22.01.2026.
It displays 280 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
22.01.2026 ⇢ The Board of Peace Launch Day
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Morning coverage focused on the transition from Greenland-related military threats to a diplomatic 'framework,' which paused European tariffs. Simultaneously, reports of an ICE memo authorizing warrantless home entries ignited a constitutional debate, further fueled by domestic escalations in Minnesota. By early afternoon, editorial priority shifted to Davos, where President Trump unveiled the 'Board of Peace' founding charter. Mainstream outlets emphasized the snub by major European allies, while conservative media framed the initiative as a historic breakthrough for settling global conflicts, including the Gaza ceasefire. This international focus was punctuated by a brief meeting with President Zelenskyy and a surprise legal victory for Don Lemon, as a judge rejected charges related to the Minnesota church unrest. In the evening, headlines were dominated by the aggressive congressional testimony of former Special Counsel Jack Smith, who defended his investigations and asserted the president’s criminal responsibility for January 6. The day concluded with the White House ordering a funding review of 'sanctuary' jurisdictions and a finalized deal for a new U.S.-based TikTok entity.
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President Trump’s announcement appeared to draw the U.S. back from the possibility of military and economic conflict with American allies.
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After President Trump aired his disdain for Europe, its leaders will gather in Brussels on Thursday to take stock of what comes next.
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Gotta get the bread and milk!
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Jack Smith is facing Republican accusations that his cases against then-ex President Trump were politicized. Now he will testify to Congress about it.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland | Jan. 22, 2026
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The Epoch Times
President Donald Trump said he is negotiating to acquire Greenland to bolster U.S. national security.
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Key U.S. allies said they would not be joining the body to resolve global conflicts, which has been overshadowed by the clash over Greenland.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump is set to unveil his proposed Board of Peace at the World Economic Forum. It’s an idea that was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the Gaza ceasefire.
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The president is expected to unveil the charter of his "Board of Peace," after inviting dozens of countries to join the group he wants to oversee Gaza's reconstruction.
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Winter storms and extreme cold are forecast to wallop the U.S. with snow and ice through the weekend. Prepare for power outages and transportation issues.
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The Washington Post
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05:00⇢The Davos Peace Board Charter
⌨Editors focus on President Trump's unveiling of a 'Board of Peace' at Davos, a proposed body to manage global conflicts including Gaza's reconstruction (CNN, AP News, NBC News, CBS, Fox News). While conservative outlets frame this as a diplomatic initiative, others note key allies refuse to join. Simultaneously, the 'Greenland Framework' transitions into a strategy to block Russian and Chinese Arctic influence (The Epoch Times, NYTimes, NBC News).
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Key U.S. allies said they would not be joining the body to resolve global conflicts, which has been overshadowed by the clash over Greenland.
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A new focus group of Biden-to-Trump voters weighs in on immigration operations and Trump's foreign affairs leadership on Greenland and Venezuela.
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The president introduced the members of his "Board of Peace," after inviting dozens of countries to join the group he wants to oversee Gaza's reconstruction.
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The Epoch Times
Trump will chair the board, which will be tasked with overseeing the next phase in Gaza.
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Good was shot three times and grazed a fourth time during a Jan. 7 encounter with an ICE agent, according to her family's attorneys.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland | Jan. 22, 2026
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The president joins fellow members of his "Board of Peace," signing its founding charter and pledging that the vaguely defined group will work with the U.N. to end suffering.
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Gotta get the bread and milk!
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Los Angeles Times
Nadira Goffe
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland | Jan. 22, 2026
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06:11⇢The Solitary Peace Charter
⌨Editors are focusing on President Trump's formal launch of the 'Board of Peace' in Davos, a move liberal outlets characterize as a surrender of global leadership to China (NYTimes, CNN, AP News). While conservative media highlights the signing of the founding charter as a historic diplomatic achievement (Fox News, Newsmax), others emphasize the absence of major European allies at the ceremony (The Daily Beast, CBS). Simultaneously, domestic attention is split between aggressive ICE tactics (NPR, Common Dreams) and an approaching arctic storm (NY Post, USA Today).
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The Trump-chaired Board of Peace originally was conceptualized in September as part of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, which special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner put forward to end the two-year Israel-Hamas conflict.
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The Washington Post
President Trump inaugurated his newly created Board of Peace with a handful of founding members but offered few details about its mandate and how the panel will work or might pursue efforts to end global conflicts.
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The major storm is set to hit starting on Jan. 23 and will stretch into the weekend, spreading snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Northeast.
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The Daily Beast
The president looked and sounded sluggish as he spoke to the small crowd.
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New York Post
The Trump-chaired Board of Peace originally was conceptualized in September as part of Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, which special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner put forward to end the two-year Israel-Hamas conflict.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president’s launch of his much-trumpeted ‘Board of Peace’ initiative featured representatives from fewer than 20 countries.
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Washington Free Beacon
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The Washington Post
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The Washington Post
European officials said they expect ongoing negotiations to touch on expanding the presence of U.S. troops and bases in Greenland and greater access to investment in minerals.
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The Federalist
Trump has a momentous choice ahead of him: stand firm against chaos or allow the situation to spiral out of control.
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The framework deal on Greenland agreed with President Donald Trump would require NATO allies to step up on Arctic security and the first results of this will be seen this year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says.
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The Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, a body designed to oversee the implementation of the U.S.-backed Gaza ceasefire agreement and settle international conflicts.
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Mexico is flooding the United States with Marxist anti-American textbooks to ideologically weaken its northern neighbor and indoctrinate immigrants away from properly assimilating, Peter Schweizer details in his new book “The Invisible Coup: How American Elites and Foreign Powers Use Immigration as a Weapon.”
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President Donald Trump formally launched the Board of Peace on Thursday, signing the charter of the new international body during a high-profile ceremony that highlighted the administration's effort to reshape global diplomacy, with Gaza at the center of its early focus.
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08:08⇢The Solitary Charter of Davos
⌨Editorial focus is centered on President Trump's launch of the 'Board of Peace' in Davos to oversee Gaza's future, an initiative that conservative outlets celebrate as a diplomatic breakthrough (Fox News, Newsmax, Washington Times) while liberal media emphasizes its rejection by major European allies (The Daily Beast, NYTimes, CBS). Simultaneously, a domestic escalation involving aggressive ICE enforcement in Minnesota and Maine has sparked intense debate over executive overreach (Vox, Common Dreams, Boston Globe, The Federalist).
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Brett Kavanaugh Says Trump Threatens Federal Reserve Independence
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The Atlantic
Dmitri Mehlhorn has created a fictional world to game out constitutional collapse.
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Associated Press
Follow the latest news on the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland | Jan. 22, 2026
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Under the agreement, the United States would gain access to the Arctic island for an unlimited period of time and at no cost.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump says he had a “very good” discussion with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Davos, Switzerland, where the World Economic Forum is taking place.
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President Trump joined fellow members of his "Board of Peace," signing its founding charter and pledging that the vaguely defined group will work with the U.N. to end suffering.
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The National Weather Service issues a litany of notices before and during inclement weather events. They can be important signals on how to respond.
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President Trump joined fellow members of his "Board of Peace," signing its founding charter and pledging that the vaguely defined group will work with the U.N. to end suffering.
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New York Post
Trump also threatened ‘big retaliation’ against Denmark if its pension fund opts to sell its US Treasury holdings amid the row over Greenland.
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The ex-special counsel will say his investigation developed proof Trump engaged in a "criminal scheme" to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Immigration agents detained four public school students in Minnesota, including 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, a public school superintendent said.
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The Washington Post
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10:07⇢The Solitary Peace Charter
⌨Editors are prioritizing President Trump's launch of the 'Board of Peace' in Davos, noting the absence of major European allies (ABC News, AP News, CBS, The Hill, Newsmax). Simultaneously, media attention is fixated on an escalation in ICE enforcement, specifically reports of a memo authorizing home entries and the detention of students in Minnesota (HuffPost, USA Today, Boston Globe, Common Dreams, The Federalist).
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Close advisers had tried to persuade the president against using military force to take over the semi-autonomous territory, officials told NBC News.
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The Washington Post
Health insurance premiums have skyrocketed roughly 90% on average since Obamacare launched in March 2010, and the price of health care remains stubborn against political efforts to control it.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said representatives from Ukraine, Russia and the U.S. will meet in the United Arab Emirates this week.
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The New York Times
President Trump used a keynote speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to renounce the last vestiges of the liberal democratic order.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced after speaking with President Donald Trump in Davos, Switzerland, two days of trilateral meetings involving the U.S., Ukraine and Russia.
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The New York Times
President Trump’s reversal on tariffs over Greenland was another sign of his willingness to rip up the international order — even parts of it that he himself has made.
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11:13⇢Jack Smith Testifies Against Trump
⌨Editorial focus is divided between President Trump’s foreign policy maneuvers in Davos and domestic legal confrontations. Mainstream and liberal outlets highlight Jack Smith’s testimony regarding Trump’s alleged law-breaking (ABC News, The Hill, MSNBC) and the cool reception of the 'Board of Peace' by European allies (AP News, The Daily Beast). Simultaneously, aggressive ICE enforcement tactics, including reported home invasion powers and student detentions, dominate the domestic narrative (HuffPost, USA Today, Boston Globe, Common Dreams).
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President Trump signed the founding charter of his Board of Peace without major U.S. allies on Thursday then met with Ukraine's President Zelenskyy.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Caller
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The suspect is Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was arrested by FBI and HSI agents in a morning operation.
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Companies are increasingly using personalized data to lowball pay for desperate workers and jack up prices on consumers who lack options. Mayor Zohran Mamdani can make life more affordable for ordinary New Yorkers by banning surveillance pay and pricing.
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The Daily Beast
The former special counsel is testifying before the House Judiciary Committee.
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The suspect is Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was arrested by FBI and HSI agents in a morning operation.
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For 40 years, social democratic parties radically improved life for workers. The labor movement and worker militancy made it possible.
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Associated Press
Federal agents have detained a 5-year-old boy and his father in Minnesota, taking them to a detention facility in Texas.
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The Washington Post
Former special counsel Jack Smith told Congress on Thursday that President Trump is a criminal worthy of conviction, brushing aside Republican accusations that he ran an unethical prosecution in pursuit of one goal — to prevent Mr. Trump from reclaiming the White House.
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The Washington Post
Homicides rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest murders in half a century.
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Federal ICE officers protected a single young child after the illegal-migrant father was arrested, but establishment media outlets are claiming the child was “detained.”
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President Trump conceded the U.S. may not end up taking over Greenland, but said he's "getting everything" he wanted out of the Danish territory.
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The Washington Post
Homicides rates have undergone the most striking change, with some of the nation’s 52 largest cities recording the fewest murders in half a century.
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Federal ICE officers protected a single young child after the illegal-migrant father was arrested, but establishment media outlets are claiming the child was “detained.”
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12:38⇢The Special Counsel's Final Accusation
⌨The U.S. media is split by the high-stakes House hearing where former Special Counsel Jack Smith is testifying about President Trump's criminal conduct (ABC News, Boston Globe, Fox News, The Daily Beast, Washington Times). Simultaneously, a fierce debate has erupted over ICE's detention of a five-year-old boy in Minnesota, with liberal outlets alleging he was used as 'bait' (AP News, Mother Jones) while conservative sources frame the arrest as a necessary law enforcement action against radical activists (The Blaze, Breitbart).
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A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.
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The Washington Post
The president said his administration would cut off federal resources to “sanctuary cities” on Feb. 1.
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A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.
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Associated Press
Vice President JD Vance is blaming what he calls the “far left” for turmoil surrounding the White House’s deportation campaign.
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The Washington Post
President Trump on Thursday said the Arctic deal under negotiation will give the U.S. “total access” to Greenland for the foreseeable future.
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Associated Press
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
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The suspect is Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was arrested by FBI and HSI agents in a morning operation.
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A federal magistrate judge in Minnesota rejected an attempt by the Justice Department to charge disgraced former CNN host Don Lemon over his participation in Sunday’s invasion of a St. Paul church service by anti-ICE agitators.
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The Daily Beast
The president pressured the attorney general to investigate his perceived political foe as he testified before Congress.
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One America News
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee voted to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in criminal contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.
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In response to the killing of Renee Good and the ICE invasion, the Minneapolis labor movement has issued the nation’s first citywide general strike call in nearly 80 years, set for tomorrow. It is building on a grand American labor tradition.
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President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking at least $5 billion from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and CEO
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The Washington Post
Former special counsel Jack Smith told Congress on Thursday that President Trump is a criminal worthy of conviction, brushing aside Republican accusations that he ran an unethical prosecution in pursuit of one goal — to prevent Mr. Trump from reclaiming the White House.
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14:06⇢The Prosecutor's Unyielding Stand
⌨Editorial priorities shift toward the explosive congressional testimony of Jack Smith, where he maintains that President Trump's conduct was criminal (ABC News, Boston Globe, Fox News, The Hill, Washington Times, The Daily Beast). Simultaneously, the Minnesota church 'storming' has become a partisan flashpoint; conservative outlets emphasize the arrest of 'radicals' (NY Post, AP News, The Epoch Times, The Blaze), while liberal sources highlight the legal rejection of charges against Don Lemon (HuffPost, NY Post).
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Associated Press
Attorney General Pam Bondi says a woman who led an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church has been arrested.
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The Epoch Times
JPMorgan Chase told The Epoch Times that the lawsuit ‘has no merit.’
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Smith testified he "will not be intimidated" by Trump's attacks, hours after the president called for AG Pam Bondi to look into him.
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Democrat Senator Mark Kelly is reportedly weighing a 2028 presidential bid as the Pentagon reviews his military rank following his ongoing conflict with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The Pentagon is currently conducting a retirement-grade review that could result in Kelly’s demotion from his retired rank as a Navy captain
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The Daily Beast
The revised lawsuit came hours after a poll showed the President’s approval rating tanking.
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New York Post
A massive storm is expected to dump up to 16 inches of snow on New York City beginning as early as Saturday night — the largest accumulation in years, forecasters said Thursday.
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One America News
Independent journalist and YouTuber Nick Shirley testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance regarding widespread fraud in Minneapolis childcare centers.
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Smith testified he "will not be intimidated" by Trump's attacks, hours after the president called for AG Pam Bondi to look into him.
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Trump's announcement of a 'framework of a future deal' marks a shift after weeks of threats from the United States. Here's what we know.
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The former special counsel says his investigation developed proof Trump engaged in a "criminal scheme" to overturn his 2020 election loss.
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Los Angeles Times
Nadira Goffe
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Federal authorities have so far arrested three anti-ICE agitators after a left-wing mob stormed Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota, during its worship service — seeking attention and spotlighting their protest against illegal alien deportations.
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President Donald Trump after his speech at Davos said he had reached a deal on Greenland. That includes backing off tariffs. What does TACO mean?
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The Washington Post
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15:41⇢The Prosecutor's Final Stand
⌨The U.S. media is currently centered on the contentious congressional testimony of Jack Smith, who continues to assert President Trump's criminal responsibility for the January 6 Capitol riot (ABC News, NBC News, MSNBC, The Hill, Washington Times). Simultaneously, editorial priorities diverge regarding domestic unrest in Minnesota; conservative outlets emphasize federal arrests of anti-ICE activists (AP News, One America News Network, The Blaze), while others highlight the legal victory for Don Lemon as a judge rejected related charges (Fox News, HuffPost).
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The Daily Beast
The woman’s ex-boyfriend described how her contact with Barron Trump caused friction in their relationship.
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Breitbart News
A federal magistrate in the Confederate State of Minnesota has refused to sign a criminal complaint against far-left activist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon.
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The Washington Post
Environmental Protection Agency chief Lee Zeldin will commit the agency to ending testing on mammals by 2035, reviving a key goal of the first Trump administration and reversing a Biden-era walkback.
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The Daily Beast
The snubbed president spammed Truth Social at nearly a post a minute for two hours.
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Fearing primaries for abetting Trump’s crackdown, top Democrats are turning away from a deal they crafted to avoid another government shutdown.
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Follow the latest news on President Donald Trump and his administration | Jan. 22, 2025
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President Donald Trump held a signing ceremony to officially establish his Board of Peace while in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
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Los Angeles Times
Asha Dore
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Yes, food can be medicine — just not the way RFK Jr. means it.
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New York Post
“Everybody has a boss and they need to realize that Bari Weiss is theirs,” a source told The Post.
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The Intercept
Trotting out rhetoric about drug trafficking was a helpful pretext to remove Maduro in Venezuela — when oil was the real goal.
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"You can acknowledge that mistakes sometimes happen while also acknowledging that 99% of our ICE officers are doing the right thing. They're doing a very tough job in Minneapolis. They're doing a tough job in incredibly difficult circumstances. I would say the same of police officers," Vance said.
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17:21⇢The Prosecutor Unyielding Before the House
⌨The American press is saturated with the direct confrontation between Special Prosecutor Jack Smith and House Republicans, as Smith maintains his stance on President Trump's criminal actions (ABC News, NBC News, MSNBC, The Hill, NY Times). Concurrently, a stark divide persists regarding the ICE-led operations in Minnesota; conservative outlets defend the agency's conduct while liberal sources emphasize reports of brutality and the impending general strike (HuffPost, Newsmax, Fox News, Common Dreams, Jacobin).
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The New York Times
Negotiators have discussed proposals to check Russian and Chinese influence in the Arctic and transfer parts of Greenland to the United States.
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Nitish Pahwa
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The Washington Post
House Democrats mostly united in opposition to funding ICE on Thursday, but the party remains deeply divided over how far to push the issue if they take back the majority.
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The House has approved the final set of spending bills to avoid a government shutdown, despite objections from Democrats to the funding levels set for Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Nitish Pahwa
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The Washington Post
A memo says the exercise is meant to “facilitate efforts to reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds through administrative means or legislative proposals to Congress.”
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Vice President JD Vance told Newsmax's Carl Higbie on Thursday that protesters who interrupt church services or assault law enforcement officers "ought to get arrested" and "ought to go to prison," as federal authorities announced charges tied to a disruptive protest in the Twin Cities area.
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Virginia Democrats scheduled a statewide vote that would allow lawmakers to temporarily draw a new House map as the party looks to do so ahead of the November midterms, mirroring a nationwide push by Republicans to redraw maps mid-decade in states like Texas and North Carolina.
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The GOP Looks Increasingly Like a Home for Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders
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President Donald Trump's wish to claim Greenland emanates from a plan for a "Golden Dome" defense system.
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The Washington Post
The administration is requiring most federal agencies to report all grants, loans, contracts and “other monetary awards” to 14 states and Washington, D.C.
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The Intercept
Rep. Wesley Hunt was busy campaigning for a Texas Senate seat, but House Speaker Mike Johnson held the vote open.
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One America News
The children's YouTube star and member of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural committee, Ms. Rachel, posted a tearful apology to social media after allegedly liking an antisemitic comment on her Instagram.
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18:41⇢Federal Purse Strings Tighten on Sanctuary Cities
⌨Editors prioritize the escalating conflict between federal authority and blue-state autonomy. Mainstream outlets highlight the White House order to review and potentially cut funding to 14 'sanctuary' states (Washington Post). Meanwhile, liberal and conservative sources remain polarized over ICE operations and the resulting Minneapolis general strike call (Washington Times, NPR, Fox News, Jacobin). Simultaneously, Jack Smith's congressional testimony regarding the president's 2020 election conduct continues to draw heavy coverage (NY Times, The Hill, ABC News).
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The U.S. version of the short-form video app will be majority-owned by a group of investors backed by the Trump administration.
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The New York Times
Jack Smith argued a case he was never allowed to in court: that President Trump “engaged in criminal activity” that undermined democracy.
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The number of confirmed fatalities in Iran since protests began on Dec. 28 has reached nearly 5,000, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran.
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New York Post
“Pushing one-sided political narratives, and then calls accountability ‘bullying.’ That’s not leadership. That’s exactly why she shouldn’t be anywhere near a mayor’s office,” the founder of StopAntisemitism told The Post.
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Less than a third of voters think the country is better off now than it was a year ago, according to a new poll, as affordability concerns dominate.
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Two Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the war powers resolution, but the motion failed in a 215-215 vote.
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Much of the nation east of the Rocky Mountains is bracing for what could be the worst winter storm of the season.
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The House has passed this year’s final batch of spending bills. Lawmakers still smarting from last fall’s record 43-day shutdown worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government.
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The Daily Beast
It looks like the vice president needs to brush up on his history.
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Rep. Wesley Hunt was busy campaigning for a Texas Senate seat, but House Speaker Mike Johnson held the vote open.
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has announced an increase in the "exit bonus" for illegal aliens who choose to self-deport via the CBP Home mobile app.
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Vance told Newsmax's Carl Higbie on Thursday that the U.S. already provides implicit protection for the Arctic territory and should share in its resources, too. "We want to share in the wealth of this beautiful land mass with a lot of minerals and a lot of resources that fundamentally we're protecting," Vance said.
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One America News
President Donald Trump has stated that deranged Jack Smith is being decimated in his Congressional testimony.
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Over 130 million people were under weather alerts for snow, sleet and freezing rain, according to the National Weather Service.
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20:40⇢The Prosecutor's Persistent Testimony
⌨Editorial priorities focus on Special Prosecutor Jack Smith’s defiant House testimony, where he maintained his criminal accusations against the president (NYTimes, MSNBC, ABC News, The Hill). Concurrently, editors are tracking a legislative showdown as the House approved federal spending despite Democratic opposition to ICE funding (AP News, Common Dreams, Washington Times). Legislative maneuvers also blocked a bipartisan attempt to restrict presidential war powers in Venezuela (NPR, The Intercept, Washington Examiner).
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The Epoch Times
The number of confirmed fatalities in Iran since protests began on Dec. 28 has reached nearly 5,000, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran.
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A year ago, a law that effectively banned TikTok in the U.S. went into effect, though President Trump has not enforced it.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s threat came despite polls showing his approval rate tanking ahead of the midterm elections.
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One America News
The United States officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, marking a shift in global health governance.
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One America News
President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump are celebrating their 21st wedding anniversary with a dinner in Washington, D.C.
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Idaho State Police have released about 3,000 previously unseen, gruesome photos from the November 2022 murders of University of Idaho students Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, and Ethan Chapin at their off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho. The images, depicting blood-splattered walls and furniture, were posted on the department’s website on Tuesday before being quickly taken down the same day.
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The vice president said "of course" law enforcement has made mistakes, but it's up to local officials to cooperate with the Trump administration.
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The president has rescinded the invitation to his Canadian counterpart to join his “Board of Peace.”
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Jack Smith argued a case he was never allowed to in court: that the president “engaged in criminal activity” that undermined democracy.
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One America News
Paris Hilton is backing a bipartisan bill aimed at combating AI-generated deepfake pornography.
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Vance told Newsmax's Carl Higbie on Thursday that the U.S. already provides implicit protection for the Arctic territory and should share in its resources, too. "We want to share in the wealth of this beautiful land mass with a lot of minerals and a lot of resources that fundamentally we're protecting," Vance said.
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Federal agents have taken a 5-year-old boy and his father from Minnesota to a detention facility in Texas.
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Mexican officials have openly embraced mass migration as a form of accelerating the reconquest of U.S. territory that previously belonged to Mexico, Peter Schweizer documents in his new book.
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The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.
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22:54⇢Naval Armadas Toward Persian Shores
⌨U.S. media editors are shifting focus toward a potential military escalation with Iran as President Trump announces naval deployments (Washington Examiner, The Epoch Times, Mother Jones). Simultaneously, the TikTok saga reaches a turning point with a reported deal to create a domestic entity to avoid a federal ban (NYTimes, CBS, Slate). Partisan divisions remain sharp over ICE operations and the treatment of minors in detention (AP News, HuffPost, NBC News, Washington Post).
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The Daily Beast
Michael Wolff unpacks why Trump’s latest global threat was never going to be realized.
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The Washington Post
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Before a House committee, Jack Smith argued a case he was never allowed to in court: that the president “engaged in criminal activity” that undermined democracy.
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The New York Times
The app’s Chinese parent company said it had reached a deal with a group of non-Chinese investors to create a new American TikTok to avoid a ban in the U.S.
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