Trump News for Friday, January 9, 2026

Trump says US will do something on Greenland 'whether they like it or not'

Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News

President Trump on Friday continued to press for U.S. control of Greenland, telling reporters: "We are going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not."

WATCH: Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in 'massive strike' on Ukraine overnight

ABC News

Russia attacked Ukraine overnight with a massive barrage of 242 drones and 36 missiles, including one that was nuclear-capable, the Ukrainian Air Force said Friday morning.

Trump’s Greenland push, briefly explained

Cameron Peters, Vox

This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Hi readers, this has been a breakneck news week. Here’…

Trump says US needs to 'own' Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it

BBC News

We will do it "the easy way" or "the hard way", he said, but Denmark says the territory is not for sale.

WATCH: Cellphone video from officer shows moment leading up to fatal shooting of Renee Good

ABC News

Tensions continue to flare in Minneapolis after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot the 37-year-old woman on Wednesday.

Why is the US quitting international organisations?

Al Jazeera English

Donald Trump signs orders to withdraw from dozens of agencies.

Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards

Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge

Since X's users started using Grok to undress women and children using deepfake images, I have been waiting for what I assumed would be inevitable: X getting booted from Apple's and Google's app stores. The fact that it hasn't happened yet tells me something …

Minneapolis Reacts to ICE’s Killing of Renee Nicole Good

E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker

Tensions are high in the city after an ICE officer fatally shot Good while she was in her car. Kristi Noem and Trump have said the shooting was justified, sparking outrage from mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz.

How hackers are fighting back against ICE surveillance tech

Jessica Lyons, Theregister.com

Remember when government agents didn't wear masks? While watching us now seems like the least of its sins, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was once best known (and despised) for its multi-billion-dollar surveillance tech budget.…<!--#include …

Trump’s Unexpected Opportunity

Mark Dubowitz, Behnam Ben Taleblu, The Atlantic

The president can help topple the Iranian regime—if he acts swiftly and decisively.

Judge to temporarily block effort to end protections for relatives of citizens, green card holders

MICHAEL CASEY, Yahoo Entertainment

A federal judge said Friday that she expects to temporarily block efforts by the Trump administration to end a program that offered temporary legal...

WATCH: Renee Good's wife speaks out

ABC News

Renee Good’s wife, Becca Good, is speaking out in a statement to MPR News, saying Renee “lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it.”

The Supreme Court “Rule for the Ages” That Enabled Renee Good’s Killing

Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Magazine

Good’s killing was not an aberration. The point is that anyone can be next.

Is this time different in Iran?

Joshua Keating, Vox

On Thursday night, the Iran government cut off internet service and international calling in the country as anti-government protests broke out throughout the country. Videos that made it to social media showed large crowds marching through multiple cities and…

ICE Agent’s Cellphone Video of Renee Good’s Killing Leaks to Right-Wing Outlet

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Shots were fired just 40 seconds after the ICE agent left his vehicle.

White House says it’s ‘reviewing protocols’ after Trump seemingly violated federal policy by disclosing jobs data early

Eva Roytburg, Yahoo Entertainment

The White House claims "there was an inadvertent public disclosure" but it says the media shouldn't be "grasping at straws to foment another fake controversy...

Fetty Wap Credits First Step Act for Early Release, Links With French & Max B

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Fetty Wap is free from prison early and he owes it all to buckling down and taking advantage of the programs presented to him!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the "Trap Queen" legend and his team, full smiles ahead as they were leaving iHeartRadio on…

How ICE Lost Its Guardrails

Caitlin Dickerson, The Atlantic

The Minneapolis shooting will get less official scrutiny because of cuts by the Trump administration.

Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid

MICHAEL HILL, Yahoo Entertainment

A judge’s ruling that a Trump administration prosecutor in upstate New York was serving unlawfully has spilled into another case — with the same judge saying...

Rep. Luna Threatens Journalist With Prison For Posting… Public University Bio

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

If you want to understand how far MAGA Republicans have strayed from any actual “free speech” principles, look no further than this: Congress issued a subpoena to Rolling Stone journalist Seth Harp, because he posted on X a publicly available online biography…

Why Trump is suing The New York Times — and giving them 2-hour interviews

Peter Kafka, Business Insider

The president uses digital media to get his message across — but he really loves old media like newspapers and cable TV.

Iran’s foreign minister accuses U.S., Israel of fueling protests

Dalal Saoud, UPI.com

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the U.S. and Israel of "direct involvement" in his country's ongoing anti-government street protests

Iran leader says anti-government protesters are vandals trying to please Trump

BBC News

The largest demonstrations in years have left at least 48 protesters dead, human rights groups say.

Jesse Ventura Gave Donald Trump A Nickname He's Surely Not Going To Like

Matt Stopera, Buzzfeed

"Still got that Minneapolis edge, Jesse."View Entire Post ›

Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governor

TRÂN NGUYỄN, Yahoo Entertainment

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount significantly lower than what legislative...

Dr. Oz claims there’s no data to support reducing alcohol consumption. That’s not true.

Dylan Scott, Vox

How much alcohol should you drink? The US government now vaguely, in effect, says just don’t drink too much. And what qualifies as too much? Well, that’s up to you. As part of the new federal dietary guidelines released this week, the Trump administration eli…

Why Are Federal Agents Using GoPros, Smart Glasses, and Phones to Record Us?

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

"What happened to the police body cameras?" one Uber driver in Minnesota asked a Border Patrol agent.

Minneapolis leaders urge transparency, independent probe after ICE killing

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

Mayor Jacob Frey calls on Trump administration to follow the facts amid growing outrage over killing of mother of three.

Judge Tears Into ICE Over Its Inhumane Facilities, Insane Amount Of Lying

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

This ruling was released in the middle of last month and I really wish I had gotten to it sooner. Let’s not pretend this will change anything about how this administration full of white Christian nationalists will treat detained migrants. And it definitely wo…

Trump's move to ban big investors from buying houses isn't the solution to high home prices, industry watchers say

Eliza Relman, Business Insider

Big investors own a small fraction of America's single-family homes. But they're big players in certain Sun Belt markets. Trump wants to ban them.

Is the US unlocking Venezuela’s oil wealth or exploiting it?

Al Jazeera English

President Donald Trump aims to control and revive Venezuela's oil industry. Critics call it modern-day colonialism.

Trump posted jobs data early on Truth Social

Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider

President Donald Trump posted a chart on Thursday night that included data from the then-unreleased jobs report.

The Secret Service code names used by 12 presidents and first ladies — and the stories behind them

Talia Lakritz,Ellen Cranley, Business Insider

President Donald Trump's Secret Service code name is "Mogul," and first lady Melania Trump's is "Muse." Here's what other presidents have been called.

Why does the United States want to buy Greenland?

Rowan Hooper, New Scientist

The ice-covered island may be strategically important, but it's unclear that it could be a commercially viable source of minerals and oil in the near future

Illicit Crypto Flows Climbed to $154 Billion in 2025 as Nation States Evade Sanctions, Report Finds

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

As the Trump administration is adding rocket fuel to sanction enforcement, it's also been legitimizing crypto.

US forces launched from the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier to seize another blockade-breaking oil tanker

Jake Epstein, Business Insider

USS Gerald R. Ford is one of a dozen Navy warships that was deployed to the Caribbean region last year.

Why almost none of the homes burned in LA have been rebuilt since last year’s fires

Umair Irfan, Vox

The Associated Press this week reported a stunning fact: Of the 13,000 homes destroyed a year ago in the extraordinary wildfires in and around Los Angeles, fewer than a dozen have been rebuilt.  The massive, fast-moving wildfires that tore through Los Angeles…

Splinter: Meet Tricia McLaughlin, Mouthpiece for the Very Worst Trump Administration Atrocities

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

DHS mouthpiece Tricia McLaughlin is tasked with giving quotes on the very worst things the Trump admin is doing on any given day.

New Video Shows Moments Before Deadly Minnesota ICE Shooting

TMZ Staff, TMZ

A new angle of the shooting that killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis earlier this week has been released ... and it appears the driver was maneuvering to pull away from the agents, not trying to run them over. CNN released the new angle taken…

The continued mysteries surrounding the intelligence operation to capture Maduro

BBC News

From intelligence sources to intricate mission plans, some details are becoming clearer - but many questions remain unanswered.

Honduras Politician Cheats Death, Hit With Explosive Device on Video

TMZ Staff, TMZ

A Honduran politician got a not-so-warm welcome Thursday when an explosive device detonated behind her during a press conference, sending her to the hospital with severe injuries. Gladis Aurora López, Vice President of the National Congress of…

ANALYSIS-Putin sends warning to Ukraine and West with weapon not used since 2024

By Mark Trevelyan and Andrew Osborn, Yahoo Entertainment

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile appears aimed at intimidating Ukraine and sending a signal of...

I didn't realize my drinking was unhealthy until I tracked it — using the old government guidelines

Julia Pugachevsky, Business Insider

According to the new dietary guidelines, Americans are encouraged to "drink less" without strict guidance on what constitutes as moderate drinking.

National Park updates guidelines to stop visitors defacing Trump picture on pass

Windsor Johnston, NPR

Trump to meet with oil executives as Venezuela releases political prisoners

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, USA Today

Trump is encouraging U.S. oil executives to invest $100 billion in Venezuela to help rebuild that country after removing its leader, Nicolas Maduro.

Scope Of Chinese ‘Salt Typhoon’ Hack Keeps Getting Worse, As Trump Dismantles U.S. Cybersecurity Defenses

Karl Bode, Techdirt

Late last year, most major U.S. telecoms were the victim of a massive, historic intrusion by Chinese hackers who managed to hack into U.S. communications networks and then spy on public U.S. officials for more than a year completely undetected. The “Salt Typh…

Trump Hurled A 2-Word Insult. It Revealed Something Deeply Troubling About Him — And Our Country.

Jennifer Friedman, M.D., HuffPost

"It is not a passing insult but an alarm bell, reverberating against barriers I have spent my career trying to overcome."

Jesse Ventura Tears Into ‘Draft-Dodging Coward’ Trump

The Daily Beast, Daily Beast

A former governor of Minnesota has slammed Donald Trump as a “draft-dodging coward” in response to the shock killing of a young mom by an ICE agent. “He’s a ...

India pushes back at Trump aide's claim about US trade deal breakdown

BBC News

India said the US commerce secretary's claims surrounding discussions with Trump were "not accurate".

Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says US requested

The Associated Press, NPR

Venezuela released a number of imprisoned high-profile opposition figures, activists and journalists, in what the government described as a gesture to "seek peace".

Donald Trump’s Son Barron ‘Focused’ on Ditching His Slovenian Accent — Source

Devanshi Basu, Mandatory

Donald Trump’s youngest son, Barron, is reportedly making a conscious effort to soften his Slovenian accent as he settles into young adulthood. The 19-year...

Poll: Fewer Americans see U.S. as moral leader. And, FBI takes over ICE shooting case

Brittney Melton, NPR

Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be, according to an NPR/Ipsos poll. And, the FBI is taking over the investigation into the fatal Minnesota ICE shooting.

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

BBC News

The turbocharged events in Venezuela through to discussions about Greenland all nods to the US’s shifting vision of the world order. And it leaves the EU with a pressing decision about whose influence to shelter under

The Pentagon Has Axed Its Office of the Arctic

Isaac Stanley-Becker, Vivian Salama, The Atlantic

The Trump administration is focused instead on seizing Greenland.

Nobel Institute Torpedoes Loser Trump’s Desperate Plot for His Own Prize

Tom Latchem, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump’s dream of being handed the Nobel Peace Prize has been killed within hours of him saying what an “honor” it would be. Trump, 79, is...

Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela after ‘cooperation’

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

US president also says he will meet oil executives at tWhite House on Friday to discuss Venezuela's oil industry.

The pope in a major foreign policy address blasts how countries are using force to assert dominion

NICOLE WINFIELD, Yahoo Entertainment

In his most substantial critique of U.S., Russian and other military incursions in sovereign countries, Pope Leo XIV on Friday denounced how nations were...

The new food pyramid is lying to you

Marina Bolotnikova, Vox

If you take anything at all from the latest edition of the federal dietary guidelines, out this week, it should be… not much. Although US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described them as “the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in histo…

Federal Agents Are Violating the Rights of Americans

Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic

ICE and the National Guard are acting with impunity.

Trump calls to ban Wall Street from buying homes, but industry insiders say the business model has already moved on

Daniel Geiger, Business Insider

Industry insiders say Trump's call to ban big investors is out of sync with how those players actually buy homes.

John Mulaney postpones Minneapolis shows after shooting by ICE

Drew Gillis, Jezebel

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

Nvidia CEO says the idea of decoupling from China is 'naive' and 'not based on any common sense'

Brent D. Griffiths, Business Insider

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang knows China is a lucrative market for the chipmaker.

MAGA country music singer ripped for ICE shooting comments: ‘You really this dumb?’

Brian Linder, PennLive

The 27-year-old singer did have supporters, too.

'He's crazy': BBC speaks to Greenlanders about Trump's threats

BBC News

The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president's plans.

India-US trade deal stalled after Modi did not call Trump, Lutnick says

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

NEW DELHI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - India's trade pact with the United States was delayed because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make a telephone call to...

Conan O’Brien Says Donald Trump Has Been Bad for Comedy

Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone

Conan O'Brien said that Donald Trump has been bad for comedy and urged comics to "channel that anger" into being funnier.

Russia hits Ukraine with rarely-used Oreshnik missile in fresh strikes

BBC News

It is only the second time Moscow has deployed the hypersonic ballistic missile, which was first used to hit Dnipro in November.

Russia says it used new Oreshnik ballistic missile against Ukraine

The Associated Press, NPR

Russian media said the Oreshnik targeted a huge underground natural gas storage in Ukraine's western Lviv region. Ukrainian officials said four people were killed in Kyiv overnight.

Venezuela releases imprisoned political figures in Trump-approved move

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Former Venezuelan opposition candidate Enrique Marquez is among 'large number' of prisoners released.

There is a 'real threat' of US military action against Colombia, president tells BBC

BBC News

Gustavo Petro tells the BBC's Ione Wells that the United States is treating other nations as part of a US "empire", after Trump threatened Colombia with military action.

Bessent: Private equity firms won't have to sell single-family home rentals

Shubhangi Goel, Business Insider

The Treasury Secretary said that Trump's proposal to keep big players from buying single-family homes would not force them to sell current holdings.

GM says its bet on EVs made it bleed billions more, and the losses won't stop anytime soon

Lee Chong Ming, Business Insider

GM said it would record about $6 billion in fourth-quarter charges tied to scaling back EV plans in the US.

Minneapolis ICE shooting: A minute-by-minute timeline of how Renee Nicole Good died

Kerem Inal, Chris Looft, Jared Kofsky, Josh Margolin, ABC News

ABC News' frame-by-frame review of video from Wednesday's ICE shooting in Minneapolis examines what happened before, during, and after the incident.

China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus

Simon Sharwood, Theregister.com

Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card Chinese authorities have signalled they’ll likely probe Meta’s planned acquisition of made-in-China AI platform Manus.…

Concert for Altadena Marks L.A. Fires Anniversary With Dawes, Brandon Flowers, and Choice Words for Trump

Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone

Dawes and an all-star lineup including Brandon Flowers, Stephen Stills, and Lucius performed at a benefit concert aiding Altadena after L.A.’s fires.

WATCH: Vance responds to ICE officer's fatal shooting of woman in Minneapolis

ABC News

Vice President JD Vance defended the ICE officer who fatally shot a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, saying the officer faced an "attack on federal law enforcement.”

WATCH: Nick Reiner's defense attorney withdraws from murder case

ABC News

Nick Reiner's defense attorney, Alan Jackson, withdrew from the case during Wednesday's court appearance. Reiner is charged with killing his parents, director Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner.

Five states sue over Trump freezing $10 billion in childcare, family assistance funds

By Nate Raymond, Yahoo Entertainment

By Nate Raymond Jan 8 (Reuters) - Five Democratic-led states sued U.S.

Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing's debt and oil stakes

DIDI TANG and BERNARD CONDON, Yahoo Entertainment

When it comes to claiming that Venezuelan oil is now under his control, President Donald Trump is mincing no words. After all, Trump is expected to visit...

Trump on Chinese leader Xi taking Taiwan: ‘That’s up to him’

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill

President Trump on Thursday said his counterpart, Chinese President Xi Jinping, would have to determine himself if he will use military force against Taiwan....

NASA won’t bring Mars samples back to Earth: this is the science that will be lost

Jenna Ahart, Nature.com

A Congressional bill restores funding for most NASA space science missions, but there is no money for returning samples already collected on the red planet.

‘Coming out as a transgender scientist made me the best teacher I’ve ever been’

Adam Levy, Nature.com

Shannon Bros and Kihana Wilson outline how academia can better support LGBTQ+ researchers, launching a podcast series about workplace topics that are often off limits.