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Tuesday, January 20, 2026

President Donald Trump early Tuesday threatened to impose a 200% tariff on French wine and champagne in an effort to pressure France to join his intergovernmental Board of Peace organization. read more


"It's not likely there will be a military conflict, but it can't be ruled out," Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said at a press conference in capital Nuuk on Tuesday. read more


The leaders of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week in response to US President Donald Trump's escalating pressure campaign to acquire Greenland. read more


President Trump has never been a man to ask what he can do for his country. In his second term, as in his first, he is instead testing the limits of what his country can do for him. read more


New details have emerged about a "top secret" construction project taking place underneath the White House. read more


Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins claims that Americans can eat three complete meals and a snack for just $15.64 and still follow all of the newly set nutritional guidelines. read more


A federal judge on Friday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to limit their tactics against protesters in Minnesota ... read more


One year ago, health officials confirmed that cases of measles were cropping up in a small town in western Texas. By the time 2025 ended, more than 2,200 cases had been confirmed ... read more


The "sell America" trade is in full swing Tuesday morning after President Donald Trump and European leaders escalated tensions over Greenland. read more


In the battle over President Donald Trump's effort to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook that is set to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, the justices may focus on the president's use of social media to carry out this unprecedented action. read more


More than a dozen ICE agents broke into the home of a US Citizen, Scott Thao, without a warrant or even explanation. read more


Paul Krugman: After reading the letter that Trump just sent to the prime minister of Norway (Jonas Gahr Støre has confirmed that it's genuine) there should be no doubt that we have a president who is suffering a real detachment from reality ... read more


Monday, January 19, 2026

The U.S. Geological Survey, the federal government's earth sciences arm, discovered new oil and gas reserves in the Permian Basin -- enough to supply the United States for 10 months. read more


Britain's so-called Brexit wars dominated parliament for years. Now the Labour government is bracing for new battles as it eyes legislation to move closer to the European Union. read more


President Donald Trump's tough-on-crime rhetoric appears to come with a caveat for people in his political orbit. Trump this week quietly commuted the sentence of James Womack, son of longtime Arkansas Republican Rep. Steve Womack ... read more


Donald Trump admitted in a bonkers letter to a fellow head of state that he is no longer the peace-loving president he claimed to be after being snubbed for the Nobel Peace Prize. read more


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