Trump News for Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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Greenlanders tell the BBC they have no interest in becoming American as the White House restates its desire for annexation.

President Donald Trump targeted Raytheon amid a broader stream of criticism of the entire industry.

U.S. oil firms have not confirmed having held such conversations with Trump.

Trump administration announcement comes as UN experts warn Venezuela's oil reserves 'must not be cynically exploited'.

A federal officer shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, shortly after the Trump administration deployed thousands of immigration agents to the city. Although the full circumstances of the killing remain unclear, video of the shooting shows an o…

Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that controlling Venezuela's oil would be key to controlling its government.

OpenAI's biggest play into the burgeoning health AI market is here.

Mayor Jacob Frey said he’s “demanding ICE to leave the city immediately” after an ICE agent fatally shot a woman in a vehicle during operations in Minneapolis on Wednesday, according to DHS.

A German government source told the Reuters news agency that Berlin was 'closely working together' with other allies.

X's Grok chatbot hasn't stopped accepting users' requests to strip down women and, in some cases, apparent minors to AI-generated bikinis. According to some reports, the flood of AI-generated images includes more extreme content that potentially violates laws…

While many recommendations are science-backed, some aspects of the new guidance, especially saturated fats, warrant caution.

President Trump has long expressed an interest in acquiring Greenland. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt says Trump isn't ruling out any options, but that diplomacy is his "first option."

WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday said Trump is “interested in diplomacy” to acquire Greenland from Denmark after saying "utilizing the U.S. military is always an option" on Tuesday.

GOP Sen. Thom Tillis strongly criticized White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller’s recent comments suggesting the US should take control of...

The President of the United States is officially "warning" all 32 teams across the National Football League. President Trump, 79, is not happy with the...

The Department of Homeland Security accused the victim of being a "rioter" and that the ICE officer who pulled the trigger was "fearing for his life." Mayor Jacob Frey rejected claims of self-defense.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants to punish Sen. Mark Kelly over a video in which Kelly reminded troops they don't have to follow illegal orders.

Congressional forecasters have lowered their projection for U.S. population growth over the next decade by 7 million people as a result of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown as well as falling birth rates.

A federal immigration agent’s killing of a woman driving an SUV fits into a tragic pattern.

A woman was fatally shot by federal officers in Minneapolis on Wednesday, just days after the Trump administration deployed thousands of new immigration agents to the city. What happened? This is a breaking news story, and more details will almost certainly c…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he's meeting Denmark next week as Donald Trump again spoke of seizing Greenland.

The ships were boarded by US forces in predawn operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

The Trump administration's new dietary guidelines recommend Americans eat more full-fat dairy. This contradicts established nutrition advice.

A Trump-appointed judge in Richmond, Virginia issued an unusual order on Tuesday that threatens one of President Donald Trump’s most high-profile Department of Justice appointees with disciplinary sanctions — or even with forbidding her from practicing in the…

MS NOW and CNN aired a video, widely circulating on social media, of the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration And Customs Enforcement agent, ...

Expect rain in Whata Bod.

The recovery from last year's deadly wildfires in Los Angeles has been slow and uneven for a lot of reasons, with survivors struggling to navigate a complex patchwork of systems to rebuild.

Talk of annexation has Greenland in the news again. But due to quirks of cartography, some common maps show the territory much larger than it is.

President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he wants to ban "large institutional investors" from buying single-family homes in the US.

The video was designed to grab attention. Posted the day after Christmas, it shows right-wing YouTuber Nick Shirley exposing what he says are a series of fraudulent day care centers in Minnesota. He rings doorbells, pulls on doors, and sometimes claims to be …

Mayor alleges ICE officer ‘recklessly’ shot her adding immigration agents are ‘causing chaos in our city’.

President Donald Trump spoke to House Republicans as the party braces for impact in the 2026 midterms. He teased he can't cancel the election.

The White House says it is considering a range of options to take the island, including deploying the military.

Whether the Trump administration likes it or not, the right to a fair trial still exists. And even the person the government is now subjecting to what looks a whole lot like a vindictive prosecution is still a beneficiary of this right. Kilmar Abrego Garcia w…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces talks amid concerns over US claims to the Danish territory.

The Fed says inflation is cooling. Why doesn't it feel that way?

Baker & Taylor is one of very few companies that handle book distribution for libraries — getting books from publishers into borrowers hands. But a few months ago, the company abruptly announced it was shutting down.

Once one of the world's richest nations, Venezuela has faced a decadeslong collapse that triggered one of the largest migrations in history.

Russian air defenses may not have been at their best in Venezuela, but the West may find the results against the US and in other wars encouraging.

The U.S. seized the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker, which has been linked to Venezuela and was transiting the North Atlantic, sources said. It also seized another tanker, according to Noem.

The president seems intoxicated with military power.

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Mainstream reporters are out at the Pentagon, and right-wing influencers are in. The results are predictable, and oddly reminiscent of Iraq War-era warblogging.

"[DHS is] already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said following the shooting. "Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."

A judge has ordered the government to explain why Lindsey Halligan is still using the title of U.S. attorney despite a judge ruling she is legally not in the position.

General Javier Marcano Tábata was the commander of the inner circle of guards tasked with protecting Maduro.

White House says President Donald Trump still wants to buy Greenland, but has said military means are an option, too.

Trump and Rubio say they want to use the oil to help Venezuelans. That's not what the US track record shows.

The new dietary guidelines don't even bother suggesting how much alcohol is safe for Americans to drink, to the delight of the booze industry.

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The tanker, originally called Bella 1, evaded a US naval blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela last month.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns about 6% of Chevron, the only US oil major currently operating in Venezuela.

The bank is launching an in-house, AI-powered tool called Proxy IQ to support its shareholder voting decisions, leaving human proxy advisors behind.

Video captured the moment neighbors risked their lives to save a mother and her two children from a burning home in Baltimore, Maryland.

Warner Bros. Discovery has officially rejected Paramount's revised offer to buy the company, saying it was "not in the best interests of WBD and its shareholders." The offer also does qualify as a "superior proposal" based on the definition in WBD's pact with…

We’ve noted repeatedly how right wing billionaire Larry Ellison hired an unqualified troll named Bari Weiss to run CBS News for a very obvious set of reasons: to coddle wealth and power (particularly Trump and Netanyahu), validate and amplify right wing griev…

The Pentagon has ordered a review into the “effectiveness" of women in ground combat positions. Welp.

A worker at Boyne Mountain Resort saved the day after a wedding ring slipped through Trevor Van Camp’s fingers, falling nearly 120 feet off a skybridge into snow, during a proposal to his girlfriend.

Trump offers advice to the GOP as midterm fears grow and he struggles to connect with voters on the economy. And, the Pentagon reviews the "effectiveness" of women in ground combat roles.

The Trump administration attempts to silence veterans.

Kevin Hassett might do Trump’s bidding at the Federal Reserve, marking a new stage in the president’s control over the American economy.

As bad as things look, the country’s democratic forces broke through a similar jam in 1958.

Trump has cited Venezuela’s oil resources as motivation for capturing the nation’s leader—here’s the geology behind the news

Oil prices are already in significant decline, even as Trump announces just how much oil we'll be stealing from Venezuela.

Photographer Christopher Anderson, whose Vanity Fair photos of the Trump administration caused a sensation last month, has taken to Instagram to reveal he was once threatened by Jeffrey Epstein. [Read More]

A veteran American diplomat is warning that President Donald Trump’s renewed talk of acquiring Greenland has entered dangerous territory. Michael McFaul, the...

Stephen Miller is turning President Trump’s most incendiary impulses into policy.

A look at how evolving national health policies could reshape the future of kids’ care, from vaccines to essential treatments.

Syria and Israel agreed to form a joint mechanism aimed at sharing intelligence and military deescalation.

The treasures beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But as Donald Trump becomes the latest to eye this wealth, accessing them remains a challenge.

David Muir shares the story of the newly-adopted senior dog that ran away while traveling to her forever home – and the drone team that helped locate her.

The 5-alarm fire left both firefighters and a resident injured – including two firefighters with serious injuries.

Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem has posted a mysterious video of her meeting and greeting ICE workers during a trip to Minneapolis. Most of the...

“Greenland has a lot of rare earth. It also has gold and oil.”

Banjoist Béla Fleck is the latest musician to withdraw from an upcoming performance at the Kennedy Center, calling it too "charged and political."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Monday that President Donald Trump is planning to buy, rather than invade, Greenland. The New York Times...

Trump pledged to use proceeds from the sale of this oil "to benefit the people" of both countries.

Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out, tied to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents in Minnesota.

Match schedule, top seeds, prize money, former winners and BBC coverage details as the 2026 Masters gets under way at Alexandra Palace in London.

US president says he will control oil sales, proceeds, as Venezuela’s Rodriguez pledges no ‘foreign agent’ is in charge.

The bill introduced by Marjorie Taylor Greene would amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the H-1B visa program.

The Trump administration’s war on vaccines continues, it seems. We’ve already written extensively about all the bullshit RFK Jr. is pulling when it comes to public health around vaccines. From his dismantling the CDC’s ACIP committee and rebuilding it full of…

Trump has threatened Colombia, Cuba and Mexico with military action. Could their armies take on the US?

Trump touts large US oil investments in Venezuela’s industry, but firms remain cautious amid low prices and instability.

President Trump has publicly dismissed the Nobel winner Machado saying she doesn't have local support and respect.

Japan called China's ban on dual-use exports for its military "absolutely unacceptable" on Wednesday, amid a looming threat of broader curbs on vital rare...

President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to safeguard Mexican sovereignty while cooperating with the US on key issues.

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White House says Trump is discussing options to acquire Greenland, including the potential use of the US military.

Nothing seems to be stopping Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from driving America over a vaccine cliff.

"Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on," said the state senator who introduced new legislation around AI toys.