Nation and World Politics
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Trump cancels tariff threat over Greenland, says NATO agreed to ‘framework’ of future Arctic deal
Jan 21, 2026 8:32 am - President Donald Trump has announced he is canceling a planned tariff on U.S. allies in Europe over Greenland. This decision follows an agreement with NATO on a framework for a future Arctic deal. Earlier, Trump insisted on acquiring Greenland but said he would not use force.
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‘365 days of chaos’: Illinois Democrats reflect on Trump’s year
Jan 20, 2026 7:36 pm - One year into President Donald Trump’s second term in office, top Illinois Democrats said it’s been a year of broken promises, uncertainty and fear for the future. “Today marks 365 days of chaos, 365 days of attacks upon civil rights, on the rule of law and on the Constitution itself,” Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said.
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Trump administration admits DOGE accessed personal Social Security data
Jan 20, 2026 6:59 pm - The Trump administration has acknowledged for the first time in a court filing that members of the U.S. DOGE Service accessed and shared sensitive Social Security data wi...
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FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office
Jan 20, 2026 5:46 pm - President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office by presiding over a meandering, nearly two-hour-long press briefing to recount his accomplishments, repeating ...
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Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
Jan 20, 2026 4:17 pm - MINNEAPOLIS Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded federal...
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Donald Trump thanks you for your attention to these matters in his second term
Jan 20, 2026 3:59 pm - WASHINGTON — A stunning military intervention in Venezuela. Telling the New York Giants which coach to hire. Threats against Iran, Denmark, Greenland and Colombia. Posing...
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Stocks slide after Trump threatens new tariffs over Greenland
Jan 20, 2026 3:54 pm - Stocks took a beating Tuesday as renewed trade tensions spilled into global markets. The sell-off accelerated as the day progressed, with the S&P 500 index down 1.9% ...
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Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable
Jan 20, 2026 3:48 pm - WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he's picked a strange backd...
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Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction probe
Jan 20, 2026 1:37 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — Federal prosecutors served six grand jury subpoenas Tuesday to Minnesota officials as part of an investigation into whether they obstructed or impeded feder...
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Leaders trying to figure out how Trump’s Board of Peace will work
Jan 19, 2026 9:25 pm - Israel has been asked to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Board of Peace that will supervise the next phase of the Gaza peace plan, an Israeli official said Monday,...