Trump News for Monday, January 19, 2026

Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities

MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Yahoo Entertainment

A federal judge refused Monday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring a week's notice before members of Congress...

Trump's Board of Peace faces headwinds from allies as mandate appears beyond Gaza

Mariam Khan, ABC News

Trump expected to hold ceremony to constitute his Gaza Board of Peace as early as Thursday at World Economic Forum in Switzerland as allies question if they will join.

The Fight for Warner Bros. Is Paramount’s Most Embarrassing Moment Yet

Justin Carter, Gizmodo.com

No one should be fighting for Warner Bros., but here we are, forced to pretend Paramount's justified in pursuing an acquisition.

Trump says he will '100%' carry out Greenland tariffs threat, as EU vows to protect its interests

BBC News

Denmark's foreign minister said the US president cannot "threaten his way to ownership of Greenland".

Trump administration appeals limits on agents' tactics toward Minnesota protesters

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump: “I No Longer Feel An Obligation To Think Purely Of Peace”

BBC News

European leaders respond to President Trump’s tariff threat.

WATCH: Around 100 vehicles involved in massive pile-up in Michigan, police say

ABC News

About 100 vehicles, including around 40 semi trucks, were involved in a massive chain-reaction crash just west of Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to police.

How much can a city take?

Scott Meslow, The Verge

I live in Minneapolis. I grew up not far from here, in a suburb of St. Paul; after stints on both coasts, my wife and I settled here to raise our daughters in a freezing state that had always welcomed us warmly. As the ongoing occupation by over 3,000 ICE age…

Norway PM: Trump ‘preoccupied’ with Nobel Peace Prize on Greenland texts

Al Jazeera English

Norway PM Jonas Gahr Store rebuked Donald Trump after after text exchange involving Greenland and the Nobel Peace Prize.

Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ draws scepticism

Al Jazeera English

US President Donald Trump has unveiled a proposed “Board of Peace” aimed at rebuilding Gaza.

WATCH: Thousands gather for 'Hands off Greenland' protest in Denmark

ABC News

A large crowd of demonstrators chanted "Greenland is not for sale" outside the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen over the weekend.

Will Democrats defeat Trump’s Republican Party in 2026? New poll reveals shocking numbers.

Lauren Sforza, nj.com

The poll found motivation could be a big factor in the 2026 midterm elections.

US Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court session on Cook case: Report

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Powell appears to be casting off last year’s more subdued response to Trump’s repeated attacks on the Fed, AP reported.

Don Lemon Tells Nicki Minaj to 'Sit the F*** Down' After Gay Diss

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Don Lemon is going off on Nicki Minaj! The former CNN news anchor stopped by "TMZ Live" and unloaded on the rapper, telling her to "sit the f*** down" ... and while she's at it -- "get a life and grow some brains." As you know ... Nicki bashed Don…

Bulgaria’s president says he is stepping down ahead of snap elections

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

President Rumen Radev widely expected to form his own political party prior to upcoming snap vote.

A Greenland group is selling 'Make America Go Away' hats for charity — and Americans are buying the most

Dominick Reuter, Business Insider

Greenland Support founder Victor Schøtt said his goal is to build solidarity for Greenland's sovereignty as Donald Trump threatens a takeover.

Sheinbaum reassures Mexico after US military movements spark concern

Associated Press, Yahoo Entertainment

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quelled concerns on Monday about two recent movements of the U.S. military in the vicinity of Mexico that have the...

WATCH: Woman who was arrested, shackled and detained at ICE center shares her experience

ABC News

Patty O'Keefe, who is a U.S. Citizen, said she was held in a detention center in Minneapolis for over nine hours without a phone call, food, water or a bathroom break.

Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: DOJ investigating apparent church disruption

Kevin Shalvey, ABC News

Protesters continued to clash with law enforcement over the weekend.

Trump’s Greenland ambitions could wreck 20th-century alliances that helped build the modern world order

Donald Heflin, Tufts University, Yahoo Entertainment

How the US treats its allies has been a crucial question for every president. What evolved over the centuries into an official embrace of friendly nations is...

A giant version of Trump's birthday card to Epstein just appeared on the National Mall

Jason Weisberger, Boing Boing

I just received an email from my friends at The Secret Handshake, letting us all know that a 10-foot version of Trump's birthday card to "terrific guy" and good pal Jeffrey Epstein has been placed in the National Mall. "The card appeared overnight on Sunday,…

IDF admits failure to sufficiently reduce Jewish violence against West Bank Palestinians

YONAH JEREMY BOB, The Jerusalem Post

New electronic bracelets have been so far ineffective The IDF on Monday admitted that it failed in 2025 to sufficiently reduce the volume of Jewish extremist...

The US economy seems strong after a year of Trump, but is it really?

Megha Bahree, Al Jazeera English

While economic growth is strong, the gap between the haves and have-nots is widening.

Hoping for a $2,000 tariff dividend check? Trump is giving mixed messages.

Katherine Li, Business Insider

If you have been hoping for a $2,000 tariff rebate check, President Donald Trump gave mixed messages in a recent interview with The New York Times.

The guy who discovered South Park's creators was shocked by the new season

Brian VanHooker, Polygon

Brian Graden, who discovered South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, discusses the show's risky and polarizing 2025 season that directly targeted Donald Trump.

Musk Makes Massive Donation After Humiliating Trump U-Turn

Ewan Palmer, Daily Beast

Elon Musk has pumped millions of dollars into a Republican Senate hopeful’s campaign after previously vowing to disrupt the GOP and Donald Trump following...

Op-Ed: Trump fully justified to use Insurrection Act

Brian Lonergan, The Center Square

In the wake of escalating protests against U. S.

Nicki Minaj Calls Don Lemon a Homophobic Slur After Church Incident in Minnesota

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Nicki Minaj is so pissed at Don Lemon that she used a homophobic slur after the former CNN anchor-turned-independent journalist disrupted a Minnesota church service. On Sunday, the rapper went on the attack on X, writing in all caps that "DON 'COCK…

In Iran, the US-Israeli addiction to hybrid warfare is on full display

Jeffrey Sachs, Sybil Fares, Al Jazeera English

Hybrid war tactics help explain why Trump’s strategy oscillates between threats of war and false offers of peace.

Trump sends weird angry letter to Norway's Prime Minister

Rob Beschizza, Boing Boing

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed a letter to Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway, boasting about the wars he thinks he's stopped and one he plans to begin. Still aggrieved at the Nobel Committee's failure to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, he dec…

Score! Press Secretary of Alleged Democracy Threatens News Network; Finds It’s Already Spineless

Danielle Han, Jezebel

Barf Bag: Leavitt warned CBS that Trump would sue them if they didn’t run Tony Dokoupil's recent interview with him in full. Dokoupil's response? "Yeah, we’re doing it!"

Should Europe boycott US tech over Greenland, and is it even possible?

Chris Stokel-Walker, New Scientist

As tensions over Greenland rise, some Europeans are asking whether it is time to disentangle themselves from US tech dominance – but from smartphones to cloud services, rejecting US tech is easier said than done

Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with 'Make America Go Away' caps

JAMES BROOKS, Yahoo Entertainment

Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president's threat to...

The Download: the US digital rights crackdown, and AI companionship

Charlotte Jee, MIT Technology Review

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. What it’s like to be banned from the US for fighting online hate   Just before Christmas the Trump administration dramati…

Trump asks Putin to join Gaza ‘board of peace’ even as Ukraine war rages

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The Kremlin says it is seeking to "clarify all the nuances" of the offer from Washington.

Elon Musk Admits China Is Beating America To His EV Vision

Emma Street, SlashGear

Tesla is probably the most recognizable name in the United States for electric vehicles, but that's not the case in the rest of the world, particularly China...

The Power of Private Museums

Clint Smith, The Atlantic

The Equal Justice Initiative’s historical sites in Montgomery, Alabama, show what’s possible when history isn’t subject to federal funding cuts or executive orders.

Article by article, how Big Tech shaped the EU's roll-back of digital rights

Corporateeurope.org

In a new analysis we trace Big Tech's fingerprints on the Digital Omnibus proposals - a major deregulation of EU digital laws including the GDPR and the AI Act. They are helped in this attempt by the Trump administration and the European far right.

‘Looksmaxxing’ in the Age of Trump

Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic

Meet the most narcissistic corner of the internet.

Trump tells Norway PM not bound to ‘think purely of peace’ after Nobel snub

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Barbed message to Oslo follows Trump’s bitterness over missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize he coveted.

WATCH: Mom's heartbreak fuels serving the homeless

ABC News

Shirley Raines, the founder of the nonprofit Beauty 2 the Streetz, has spent nearly a decade helping people facing hunger and homelessness by offering food and supplies with a message of dignity.

The biggest topics at Davos will impact everyone

Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider

The World Economic Forum's annual meeting is taking place in Davos, Switzerland. This year, all eyes are on President Donald Trump.

Trump links Greenland dispute to not getting Nobel Peace Prize

BBC News

The US president says he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace, after not being awarded the annual prize.

Trump critics Green Day to play at Super Bowl

Ailsa Cowen, BBC News

Green Day, who are vocal critics of United States President Donald Trump, will perform at the Super Bowl opening ceremony.

Bruce Springsteen Condemns ICE's 'Gestapo Tactics' at Surprise Show

Casey Epstein-Gross, Jezebel

The Boss condemned federal immigration tactics and honored Renee Good, prompting a White House response that mostly amounted to “shut up.”

Refusing to play by the rules

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Trump administration’s abduction of a head of state throws into question the future of international law.

America's new sink-or-swim era is here

Sarah E. Needleman, Business Insider

Capitalism is alive and well in the private sector, where many employers have higher expectations and care less about loyalty.

Trump's Greenland threats prompt 'extraordinary meeting' of European leaders

David Brennan, ABC News

The heads of state of all 27 European Union nations will meet for an "extraordinary meeting" later this week, European council president Antonio Costa said on Sunday.

Morning news brief

Steve Inskeep, NPR

Hundreds of active-duty troops on are standby to deploy to Minnesota, Trump escalates tensions across Europe with new threats over Greenland, Israel raises objections over Trump's Board of Peace.

DOJ Alleges One Venezuelan Used Crypto Stablecoin Tether to Launder $1 Billion for Criminals

Kyle Torpey, Gizmodo.com

“Let me be clear with you, [USDT] is used a lot for laundering money,” the suspect is quoted as saying.

U.S. lawmakers wrap reassurance tour in Denmark as tensions around Greenland grow

Barbara Sprunt, NPR

A bipartisan congressional delegation traveled to Denmark to try to deescalate rising tensions. Just as they were finishing, President Trump announced new tariffs on the country until it agrees to his plan of acquiring Greenland.

Trump has rolled out many of the Project 2025 policies he once claimed ignorance about

Franco Ordoñez, NPR

Some of the 2025 policies that have been implemented include cracking down on immigration and dismantling the Department of Education.

What it’s like to be banned from the US for fighting online hate

Eileen Guo, MIT Technology Review

It was early evening in Berlin, just a day before Christmas Eve, when Josephine Ballon got an unexpected email from US Customs and Border Protection. The status of her ability to travel to the United States had changed—she’d no longer be able to enter the cou…

Hundreds of America's rural hospitals have vanished. Maps show closures by state.

Allie Kelly, Business Insider

Rural hospitals are disappearing across America, with hundreds more under financial distress. It's leaving patients without care options.

Bernie Sanders's AI data center pause isn't catching on in Congress yet

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

"In terms of the actual policy prescription, it's something that I haven't made a determination yet on," AOC told Business Insider.

Why is Germany trying to build ‘Europe’s strongest conventional army’?

John T Psaropoulos, Al Jazeera English

Germans say they want a powerful military and EU nuclear deterrent to replace US hegemony, discomfiting Russia.

Narrative war: Who killed thousands during Iran’s nationwide protests?

Maziar Motamedi, Al Jazeera English

Iran accuses US and Israel of provoking unrest, opposition claims state forces responsible for majority of deaths.

President of Kazakhstan to join Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace,' spokesperson says

By Tamara Vaal, Yahoo Entertainment

By Tamara Vaal ASTANA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will join the "Board of Peace" proposed by U.S.

Social Media Slams Donald Trump For 'Lack Of Respect' For Melania Trump After He Leaves Her Without An Umbrella In Viral Clip: 'Scared His Tan Would Wash Off'

Julia DeKorte, SheFinds

See the video of Donald Trump leaving Melania Trump out in the rain on SheFinds.com

From Uganda to Cameroon, how Africa’s ‘leaders for life’ stay in power

Shola Lawal, Al Jazeera English

Yoweri Museveni, Paul Biya, and other leaders use tactics including elections to cement their long rule, experts say.

The Race to Build the DeepSeek of Europe Is On

Joel Khalili, Wired

As Europe’s longstanding alliance with the US falters, its push to become a self-sufficient AI superpower has become more urgent.

Clashes in Colombia between rival rebel groups kill 27 people

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

The two groups have been fighting for control of the Guaviare region of the Amazon.

US futures sink after Trump warns of higher tariffs for 8 countries over Greenland issue

ELAINE KURTENBACH, Yahoo Entertainment

U.S. stock futures skidded Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to slap a 10% extra tariff on imports from eight European countries due to...

Tesla poised to be early winner as Canada opens door to Chinese-made EVs

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

Tesla is poised to be one of the first automakers to benefit from Canada's move to remove 100% tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, thanks to its early efforts to...

Billionaires have more money and political power than ever, Oxfam says

Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English

Charity says superrich 4,000 times more likely to hold political power than others and own all social media companies.

Trump says 'it will be done' on getting 'Russian threat' away from Greenland

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

(Corrects to remove Danish Presidency in the European Union from disclaimer, as Denmark is no longer holding the presidency, in paragraph 3) Jan 18 (Reuters)...

US believes its power matters more than international law, UN chief tells BBC

BBC News

António Guterres says Washington's "clear conviction" is that multilateral solutions are irrelevant.

Exclusive-India's central bank proposes linking BRICS' digital currencies, sources say

By Jaspreet Kalra and Nikunj Ohri, Yahoo Entertainment

By Jaspreet Kalra and Nikunj Ohri MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - India's central bank has proposed that BRICS countries link their official digital...

Guatemala’s president declares 30-day state of emergency after prison riots

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

President Bernardo Arevalo issues the order after at least seven police officers killed in riots and hostage-taking.

DOJ says won’t investigate ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good

Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English

US Justice Department says no to probing the ICE agent, despite public outrage over Renee Good's shooting in Minnesota.

Bruce Springsteen Denounces ICE, Dedicates Song to Renee Good

Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork

“As the mayor of that city has said, ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis,” he added

‘Dangerous downward spiral’: European leaders slam Trump’s tariff threat

John Power, Al Jazeera English

European countries targeted by Trump's latest tariffs say they are united on 'upholding our sovereignty'.

US Pentagon orders troops to prepare for potential Minnesota deployment

Lyndal Rowlands, Al Jazeera English

Arctic specialist troops would join 3,000 federal immigration agents patrolling Minneapolis and St Paul amid protests.

Lawyers allege DHS is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees

Janice McDonald, Armando Garcia, Matt Rivers, ABC News

Four attorneys told ABC News they have been denied access to their clients at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, where they are being held.

Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory

Mohammed Tawfeeq, Aqeel Najim, Jonny Hallam, CNN, CNN

Iraq announces full withdrawal of US forces from its federal territory

Harris’s Staff Questioned Whether Josh Shapiro Was an Israeli Double Agent

Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic

The Pennsylvania governor discusses the strange questions he received in his vice presidential vetting—and settles some scores.

‘Greed is the iron cage of our times’ — why nationalism is here to stay

Roberto Patricio Korzeniewicz, Nature.com

A generation that missed out on economic growth is driving the trends overtaking politics today.