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23.01.2026

The Day of the Arctic Siege

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 23.01.2026.

It displays 227 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.01.2026 โ‡ข The Day of the Arctic Siege
โŒจMorning editorial priorities focused on the aftermath of Special Prosecutor Jack Smithโ€™s defiant House testimony and President Trumpโ€™s announcement of naval deployments toward Iran. However, by midday, coverage shifted heavily toward a life-threatening winter storm affecting over 200 million people, leading to emergency declarations in seventeen states and widespread flight cancellations.
Simultaneously, editors tracked a deepening international rupture. Following a public spat at the Davos summit, President Trump rescinded Canadaโ€™s invitation to the 'Board of Peace' and sparked a sharp rebuke from European allies over derogatory NATO comments. Despite this friction, rare trilateral security talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine commenced in Abu Dhabi.
In the evening, headlines were dominated by escalating domestic unrest. Large-scale strikes and protests against ICE enforcement paralyzed parts of Minnesota, while media outlets highlighted controversial federal tactics, including reports of manipulated AI imagery and warrantless entries used by immigration agents.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to U.S. President Donald Trump comment that โ€œCanada lives because of the United Statesโ€ on Thursday by saying Canada thrives because of Canadian values.
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06:09 (11:09)โ‡ขFederal Enforcers Meet Local Resistance

โŒจEditorial focus has pivoted toward the intensifying confrontation over federal immigration enforcement, as mainstream and liberal outlets highlight civilian resistance in Portland and legal warnings from Arizona officials (Boston Globe, NY Post, Slate, Washington Post). Concurrently, editors are tracking the administration's aggressive diplomatic shifts, including the formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization and escalating friction with Canada following the Davos summit (Washington Examiner, AP News, Fox News).
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Vice President JD Vance tells Newsmax's Carl Higbie 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. [Fullย Story]
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08:13 (13:13)โ‡ขThe Bitter North Chill

โŒจEditorial focus is divided between escalating diplomatic friction and a looming domestic crisis. Newspapers report on President Trumpโ€™s sudden revocation of Canadaโ€™s invitation to the Board of Peace following a public spat at the Davos summit (Washington Times, Washington Post, Fox News, AP News). Simultaneously, outlets are sounding alarms over a life-threatening winter storm forecasted to impact two-thirds of the country (NBC News, USA Today, CBS, The Epoch Times).
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Russia said it would hold trilateral security talks with U.S. and Ukrainian officials in the United Arab Emirates on Friday after a โ€œconstructive and very frankโ€ meeting among U.S. diplomats and Russian President Vladimir Putin the day before.
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At Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney set fire to liberal platitudes. His actual politics, however, do quite the opposite.
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America's Allies Have Never Been So Freaked Out By Trump...
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10:14 (15:14)โ‡ขThe Abu Dhabi Trilateral Cold

โŒจEditorial focus is divided between a rare diplomatic breakthrough and a looming environmental threat. Outlets report that the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine will hold trilateral security talks in Abu Dhabi, marking a potential shift in the conflict (Washington Times, The Epoch Times, CNN). Meanwhile, editors warn of a life-threatening winter storm prompting states of emergency across at least 14 states (ABC News, NBC News, NY Post, USA Today, CBS).
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The Department of Energy asked the nationโ€™s grid operators to make backup power from facilities such as data centers available โ€” an emergency action in case the oncoming record-breaking winter storm leaves blackouts across the country.
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested. [Fullย Story]
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12:12 (17:12)โ‡ขThe Arctic's Frozen Siege

โŒจEditorial focus is dominated by the 'life-threatening' Arctic storm impacting over half the U.S. population (AP News, CBS, ABC News, NBC News, USA Today). Meanwhile, diplomatic tension intensifies as Trump further alienates NATO allies (CNN, HuffPost) and rescinds Canada's 'Board of Peace' invitation (NYTimes). Concurrently, rare trilateral talks between the U.S., Russia, and Ukraine begin in Abu Dhabi (The Epoch Times, Washington Times).
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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder for Canada who was among the FBI's top fugitives and faces charges related to multinational drug trafficking and the killing of a federal witness, has been arrested. [Fullย Story]
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The Atlantic
The marriage between Europe and the United States has been fraught from the firstโ€”and now, it might be coming apart.
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13:44 (18:44)โ‡ขTwo Hundred Million Under Ice

โŒจEditorial focus is centering on a life-threatening winter storm impacting over 200 million people, with outlets highlighting states of emergency and hazardous ice accumulations (AP News, CBS, ABC News, NBC News, USA Today, HuffPost, Vox). Simultaneously, media attention is tracking a major FBI success following the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder on the 'Most Wanted' list for international drug trafficking (NY Post, Newsmax, OANN, The Epoch Times).
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Vice President JD Vance headlined the annual March for Life rally Friday in Washington, declaring he has made good on a call to action he made a year ago, and saying the pro-life movement has "an ally in the White House." [Fullย Story]
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Vice President JD Vance spoke for the second consecutive year at the March for Life rally in Washington, D.C., vowing that the pro-life movement has โ€œan ally in the White Houseโ€ days after announcing he and Second Lady Usha Vance are expecting their fourth child.
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15:18 (20:18)โ‡ขAtlantic Winds Turn Cold

โŒจEditorial priority has bifurcated between domestic paralysis and international rupture. A life-threatening winter storm remains the dominant domestic concern, with editors tracking emergency declarations across fifteen states (AP News, CBS, ABC News, NBC News, USA Today, NPR). Simultaneously, a diplomatic crisis has erupted as European allies, led by Britain, issue a scorched-earth rebuke of President Trump's NATO comments (Washington Examiner, CNN, The Daily Beast, Slate, NYTimes, The Atlantic).
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The White House posted an AI-altered picture of an ICE protester under arrest, made to look like she was sobbing remorsefully. The episode reveals something deeply disturbing about the unrestrained sadism of MAGA and this moment in American politics.
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LATEST UPDATES: Shock ICE Detention Details, Trump Climate Rant, Kushner-Putin Moscow Meet, MOREโ€ฆ
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Elon Muskโ€™s decision to pour $10 million into the race to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is the clearest sign yet that heโ€™s planning a return to the campaign arena for the midterms โ€” and ready to spend big on candidates aligned with President Trump.
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President Donald Trump is warning that China is pushing deeper into the Arctic and that Greenlandโ€™s strategic location and mineral potential could become a key battleground in the U.S.-China rivalry. [Fullย Story]
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16:57 (21:57)โ‡ขSixteen States Under Frozen Siege

โŒจEditorial focus remains dominated by a catastrophic winter storm now prompting states of emergency in at least sixteen states (AP News, CBS, ABC News, NBC News, USA Today, NPR, NY Post, The Epoch Times). Simultaneously, the Trump administration's aggressive domestic and foreign policies draw sharp scrutiny; editors highlight a purge of FBI agents (Breitbart), controversial ICE enforcement tactics (MSNBC, Jacobin, Washington Post, Common Dreams), and the strategic rivalry with China over Greenland's mineral wealth (Newsmax, NYTimes, The Intercept).
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18:55 (23:55)โ‡ขFrozen States Under Emergency Siege

โŒจEditorial priority is split between the escalating Arctic winter storm, now triggering states of emergency across seventeen states (ABC News, USA Today, NPR, NBC News, The Epoch Times), and the intensified civil unrest in Minnesota. Outlets report on massive strikes and protests against ICE enforcement (Washington Post, Common Dreams, Mother Jones, Vox), while conservative sources scrutinize local corruption and Democratic leadership (OANN, Washington Examiner, Daily Wire).
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After September 11, Denmark fought alongside its ally. The families of fallen soldiers have a message for Trump.
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The department's position echoes that of President Trump, whose lawyers this week asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to permanently block the release of the Smith report. It adds to the likelihood that a detailed report on a criminal investigation once seen as posing significant legal peril to Trump might continue to remain hidden from public view. [Fullย Story]
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Iran will treat โ any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days. "If the Americans violate Iran's sovereignty and territorial โ integrity, we will respond," the official warned. [Fullย Story]
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21:44 (02:44)โ‡ขThe Ice Siege of America

โŒจThe American media focus has pivoted toward a severe and life-threatening ice storm impacting most of the United States (ABC News, NBC News, CBS, USA Today, The Atlantic, Vox, The Blaze). Simultaneously, editorial interest is divided along ideological lines regarding civil unrest: conservative outlets emphasize alleged leftist fraud and church invasions in Minnesota (OANN, Breitbart, Daily Wire), while liberal sources highlight mass protests and a general strike against the administration's immigration enforcement (NPR, Fox News, Mother Jones, Jacobin).
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Federal authorities arrested the executive director of a South Los Angeles-based charity on Friday on charges that he orchestrated a massive $23 million fraud scheme, siphoning taxpayer funds intended for the cityโ€™s homeless population to bankroll a lifestyle of luxury.
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