Trump News for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

How Europe Can Respond to Trump’s Greenland Imperalism

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker

Isaac Chotiner interviews Ivan Krastev, a permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences, about how European leaders are interpreting President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

As Trump pressures Fed, Supreme Court weighs his bid to fire board governor Lisa Cook

Devin Dwyer, ABC News

As President Trump mounts a campaign to control the Federal Reserve, the Supreme Court is considering his ability to remove a member of the Fed's governing board.

DOGE Goons May Have Shared Stolen Social Security Data With Political Group: Report

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

Two DOGE members have been referred to authorities for Hatch Act violations.

What We Learned About Trump This Past Year

David A. Graham, The Atlantic

The president’s recent follow-through on his threats represents a real shift in his approach.

FTC says it will appeal Meta antitrust loss

Lauren Feiner, The Verge

The Federal Trade Commission will appeal its loss in a landmark antitrust case against Meta, the agency announced Tuesday. US District Court Judge James Boasberg ruled in November that the government failed to prove that Meta had an illegal monopoly over a su…

Anthropic CEO: Selling H200s to China is like giving nukes to North Korea

Tobias Mann, Theregister.com

This is totally not because China is giving away its best models away for free, right? Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei isn’t happy about the US allowing Nvidia to sell GPUs to Chinese companies, and likened the decision to giving nuclear weapons to an adversary.…<…

WATCH: President Trump on Greenland's self-determination

ABC News

ABC News' Mary Bruce asked President Donald Trump "what gives the U.S. the right" to take away the self-determination of Greenlanders who've said they don't want to be part of the U.S.?

US second lady Usha Vance announces she is pregnant with fourth child

BBC News

Vance posted on social media that she is looking forward to welcoming a boy in late July.

The Meal Donald Trump Allegedly Sneaks In To Avoid The Fancy Food At State Dinners

Sam Schroeder, Mashed.com

He isn't known for having the most refined palate, so it's no surprise that President Donald Trump eats this instead of the fancy food at state dinners.

The Posting Presidency Has Never Felt More Impotent

Matt Novak, Gizmodo.com

From Minnesota to Greenland, Trump knows that he's losing the propaganda war.

The Internet Is Mocking Donald Trump For His Very Public, International Tantrum Over Losing The Nobel Peace Prize (Again)

Alexa Lisitza, Buzzfeed

"Not to state the obvious, but saying you will attack an ally because you didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize, is exactly why you shouldn't win a Nobel Peace Prize."View Entire Post ›

Lyse Doucet: Trump is shaking the world order more than any president since WW2

BBC News

Trump's demands over Greenland are a rude awakening in a moment fraught with risk.

It's been 1 year of Trump's second term. More Americans than ever think he's 'changing America for the worse.'

Andrew Romano, Yahoo Entertainment

A growing number also say Trump has been a worse president than they expected, according to a new Yahoo/YouGov poll.

Amazon CEO Says Tariff Price Increases Likely to Hit Your Wallet This Year

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

Tariffs are starting to "creep in" to product prices as companies' efforts to absorb price increases run out.

WATCH: 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' holds top spot for 5th week

ABC News

The third installment of the "Avatar" franchise has already brought in more than $1.2 billion worldwide.

Donald Trump ‘Decides What Gets Seen’ At One of America’s Biggest News Networks — Source

Nicholas Tan, Reality Tea

Becoming state news? The post Donald Trump ‘Decides What Gets Seen’ At One of America’s Biggest News Networks — Source appeared first on Reality Tea.

RSV is surging, but antibody shots and vaccines can protect babies

Lauren J. Young, Scientific American

Cases of respiratory syncytial virus are increasing, but vaccines and antibody shots can keep young children out of the hospital

Will the TACO trade save markets from Trump's Greenland threats? Here are 3 scenarios analysts are eyeing.

jsor@businessinsider.com (Jennifer Sor), Business Insider

The US reaching a diplomatic agreement with Denmark that could expand the US's presence in Greenland looks like the most likely outcome, JPMorgan said.

Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion

Robert Fife, Gavin John, The Globe And Mail

Armed Forces envision insurgency tactics like those used by Afghan mujahedeen, sources say. But officials and experts stress a U.S. operation is unlikely, and the scenarios are conceptual

Trump says U.K. return of Chagos Islands to Mauritius is a reason to acquire Greenland

Fatima Al-Kassab, NPR

The president previously supported Britain's agreement to hand back sovereignty of the Indian Ocean archipelago, where the U.K. continues to lease the U.S.-U.K. Diego Garcia military base.

Europe to suspend approval of US tariffs deal

https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews, BBC News

The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

Student Loan Wage Garnishment Is Put on Hold. What Borrowers Need to Know.

Brandon Tensley, Yahoo Entertainment

The U.S. Department of Education has announced that it will delay wage garnishment for defaulted student loans. The move, revealed Friday, reverses the...

Lithuania president says joint security deal could end Greenland row

By Dave Graham, Yahoo Entertainment

By Dave Graham DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 20 (Reuters) - An agreement on sharing responsibility for the security of the Arctic and the North Atlantic could...

WATCH: LA rising: Rebuilding from the wildfires

ABC News

Four families share their experience two months after their lives were impacted by the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles.

New Research Debunks Trump and RFK Jr.’s Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism

Ed Cara, Gizmodo.com

It's the latest research to find no clear link between maternal acetaminophen use and a higher autism risk.

Why did Jeffrey Epstein cultivate famous scientists?

Dan Vergano, Scientific American

The Epstein files revive questions of whether the disgraced financier sought to merely cultivate famous scientists, or to shape science itself

Casey Means Is Manifesting a Healthy America

Rina Raphael, The Atlantic

Trump’s nominee for surgeon general thinks improving health is a spiritual project.

Elon Musk Jumps Into the Race to Replace Mitch McConnell

Ece Yildirim, Gizmodo.com

The multibillionaire took a break from being the most hated man in America. He's back.

WATCH: Brutal arctic blast wreaks havoc in Midwest before heading to Northeast

ABC News

A brutal arctic blast is bringing dangerously low temperatures to the Plains and Midwest before it invades the Northeast.

Elon Musk is spending big money on politics again

Bryan Metzger, Business Insider

Last year, Musk swore off political spending. Now, he's reportedly made his biggest political contribution since the 2024 election.

Gayle King reportedly too expensive for nü-CBS News

Drew Gillis, Jezebel

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

Trump Threatens to Make French Wine More Expensive If Macron Doesn’t Join His Dumb ‘Peace’ Board

Danielle Han, Jezebel

But the French president is not interested in paying $1 billion to join Trump’s needless faux-United Nations vanity project.

‘I’d Frankly Like Trump to Kill Khamenei’

Arash Azizi, The Atlantic

I asked Iranians whether they wanted U.S. intervention. The answers surprised me.

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Liz Wolfe, Yahoo Entertainment

Plus: Saunas, steak, mandatory national service, rounding up mean internet posters, and more...

Amazon CEO Jassy Says Tariffs Have Started To 'Creep' Into Prices

msmash, Slashdot.org

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are starting to be reflected in the price of some items, as sellers weigh how to absorb the shock of the added costs. From a report: Amazon and many of its third-party merchants pre-purchase…

Trump is dominating the Davos agenda and casting a chill over the global elite

Dan DeFrancesco, Business Insider

Trump's ongoing threats against Europe over his desire to take over Greenland are a big talking point.

American Democracy Is Showing Signs of Life

Quinta Jurecic, The Atlantic

One year into Trump’s second term, the country’s institutions and civil society are still checking his authoritarian impulses.

Gaza’s harsh conditions overshadow Board of Peace plan as world leaders gather in Davos

WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and SAM METZ, Yahoo Entertainment

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A Palestinian baby died from hypothermia on Tuesday in the Gaza Strip, underscoring the grim humanitarian conditions in the ...

Florida Cubans targeted for deportation

Rob Beschizza, Boing Boing

Cuban immigrants in Florida have been reliable Republican supporters and voters, with 7 in 10 voting for Donald Trump in 2024. "To their shock," the New York Times now reports, "Cubans in Florida Are Being Deported in Record Numbers." — Read the rest The pos…

"Mastermind" of Minnesota's biggest fraud scheme speaks out

Michael Kaplan, CBS News

In an exclusive interview from her jail cell, Aimee Bock defended her conduct in Minnesota's Feeding Our Future fraud case, but admitted regrets.

Trump Humiliates Johnson by Blowing Up His Historic Speech Before It Even Starts

Ewan Palmer, Daily Beast

President Donald Trump derailed Mike Johnson’s historic speech in front of the U.K. Parliament with a fresh series of taunts against the longtime ally even...

WATCH: Paddleboarders take to river in freezing conditions

ABC News

Enthusiasts in Russia were not deterred by the -40 degree Celsius conditions as they took to the River Ob.

Zelenskiy urges US pressure on Putin after strikes plunge Kyiv into cold

By Anna Pruchnicka and Olena Harmash, Yahoo Entertainment

Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the U. to pile more pressure on Russia after its latest air attack on Ukraine cut heating to half of...

The divorce between the U.S. and WHO is final this week. Or is it?

Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR

The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated.

Trump's ICE force is sweeping America. Billions in his tax and spending cuts bill are paying for it

LISA MASCARO, Yahoo Entertainment

President Donald Trump promised the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, but achieving his goal wouldn't have been possible without funding...

Trump Isn’t Losing the Culture War. But He’s Not Winning, Either.

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic

The president’s party has total control of government—but not what Americans care about.

Trump leaks world leaders' messages. And, Indiana wins its first national title

Brittney Melton, NPR

President Trump explains why he wants to acquire Greenland in private messages with world leaders. And, Indiana caps off a perfect football season with a national championship win over Miami.

As the U.S. marks a year of measles outbreaks, is the disease back for good?

Lauren J. Young, Scientific American

The U.S. has held its measles-free status for more than 25 years. Experts say unrelenting outbreaks in the past year may change that

S.F. didn't make Zillow's list of hottest markets - but one part of the Bay Area did

Christian Leonard, San Francisco Chronicle

While the San Francisco area had a lukewarm ranking, another part of the Bay Area was named the fifth-hottest market in the U.S.

The Most Damaging Things Trump Has Done in His First Year

Thor Benson, Jezebel

It’s only been a year, and there will surely be more alarming things to document going forward, but a lot has happened in 12 months.

New ICE tracking apps emerge on Google Play Store despite policy risks

Aamir Siddiqui, Android Authority

New apps like ICEbreaker and Eyes Up are mapping and documenting ICE activity, even as app stores removed previous variants.

Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies

Katherine Tully-McManus and Jennifer Scholtes, Politico

House and Senate leaders are trying to clear the package before the Jan. 30 government shutdown deadline.

Someone Jingle Some Keys at Trump Before He Starts Another War with NATO Over Greenland

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

European leaders are trying all the classic moves--flattery, mostly--as they try to focus Trump on anything other than invading Greenland.

EU Commission working on package to support Arctic security, von der Leyen says

Reuters, Yahoo Entertainment

DAVOS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that the bloc's executive arm is working on a package to support...

China’s Renewable Energy Revolution Is a Huge Mess That Might Save the World

Jeremy Wallace, Wired

A global onslaught of cheap Chinese green power is upending everything in its path. No one is ready for its repercussions.

Abortions increased post Roe. A clash over mail-order pills helps explain why

Lauren Pearle, San.com

National abortion numbers were expected to fall after the Dobbs ruling ended federal protections - instead, they increased. The post Abortions increased post...

EU leaders talk coordination over Greenland as Trump readies for Davos meetings

David Brennan, ABC News

The showdown between the U.S. and its NATO allies over the fate of Greenland looks set to be a dominant topic of conversation at this week's World Economic Forum.

1 year into Trump's 2nd term, some seismic shifts in foreign and domestic policies

Michelle Stoddart, Justin Gomez, ABC News

Trump has enacted many sweeping foreign and domestic policies that he promised.

As Trump dismantles the existing world order, his version is still taking shape

Greg Myre, NPR

In his second term, the president is embracing a foreign policy that breaks sharply from U.S. tradition. Both supporters and critics say he's upending a global system in place for 80 years.

Trump promised to cut energy bills in half. One year later, has he delivered?

Camila Domonoske, NPR

Cheap gasoline, yes. Drill, baby, drill? Not so much. And electricity bills are going up, not down.

7 charts show how the economy looked in Donald Trump's first year of his second presidency

Madison Hoff,Allie Kelly, Business Insider

President Donald Trump wrapped up his first year in his second term. Here's how inflation, the job market, tariffs, and spending have evolved.

Putin invited to join US-led Gaza 'Board of Peace', Trump says

BBC News

Neither the Kremlin nor the US president has confirmed whether Putin has accepted the offer.

Trump slams UK deal to hand over Chagos Islands after he previously backed it

JILL LAWLESS, Yahoo Entertainment

A startled British government on Tuesday defended its decision to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, after U.S. President Donald Trump...

You did not vote for Him, but you helped Him win

Bearblog.dev

The geopolitical situation right now is absurd. The US, after being the world police for 75 years, have decided to demand territory from their allies on t...

Trump: Denmark 'can't protect' Greenland

Yahoo Entertainment

WATCH: American basketball player forced to flee Iran speaks about her terrifying experience

ABC News

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Taylor Jones, an American professional basketball player, about her experience fleeing Iran as the country began a violent crackdown on protests.

US Embassy asks Singapore businesses for 'larger gifts' for Semiquincentennial; Singapore weighs invitation to Trump’s Board of Peace: Singapore live news

Yahoo News Singapore, Yahoo Entertainment

US Embassy asks Singapore businesses for “larger gifts” for its independence day celebrations on 4 July 2026. Singapore is assessing an invitation to join...

Confronted over Greenland, Europe is ditching its softly-softly approach to Trump

BBC News

Transatlantic relations aren't broken, though they are damaged. And if Europeans want to try to cut through with Trump, they'll have to stick together, writes Europe Editor Katya Adler

Is the Constitution Broken

Lydialyle Gibson, Harvard Magazine

Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.

ICE broke into Minnesota home, dragged barely clothed man into snow

By Maria Alejandra Cardona, Yahoo Entertainment

By Maria Alejandra Cardona SAINT PAUL, Minnesota, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after...

Inspecting claim Ukraine ran 'sting operation' providing false intelligence to US that was then leaked to Russia

Anna Rascouët-Paz, Snopes.com

The rumor appeared to stem from a mistranslation of an interview on French news television.

US tariffs are paid almost entirely by Americans, a German study finds

Kelsey Vlamis, Business Insider

US tariffs under Donald Trump have been paid almost entirely by Americans, with foreign exporters paying for only 4%, a German study found.

US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains

Max Kozlov, Jeff Tollefson, Dan Garisto, Nature.com

A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.

‘Every aspect of my work life has changed’ — scientists reflect on a year of Trump

Amander Clark, Hank Greely, Eric Topol, Salim S. Abdool Karim, Quarraisha Abdool Karim, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Nature.com

From education to pandemic preparedness and public-health cuts, the past year has seen huge stress put on US science.

‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers

Virginia Gewin, Nature.com

Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.

The US is quitting 66 global agencies: what does it mean for science?

Davide Castelvecchi, Ehsan Masood, Nature.com

The United States is leaving some of the world’s oldest and most influential scientific networks involved in biodiversity research, climate science and conservation. Affected organizations tell Nature that their work continues.