Trump News for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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 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.

Of all the controversies the new 'Star Trek' show could reach, just one week in we've already hit one of the stupidest, thanks to Stephen Miller.

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

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

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…

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.…<…

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.?

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

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.

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

"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 ›

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

One Year of Trump. The Time to Act Is Now, While We Still Can. “We can’t count on change being brought about by electi

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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

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...

The Indiana Hoosiers are national champions, going from one of the worst teams in college football a couple of years ago to the very best after beating Miami in a thriller on Monday night.

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.

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

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

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.

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

My back-to-work morning train reads: • Why This CEO Won’t Let Private Funds Near His Company’s 401(k): Untangling his father’s estate caused the executive to rethink the benefits of alternative investments.(Wall Street Journal) • America vs. the World: Presid…

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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 its independence day celebrations on 4 July 2026. Singapore is assessing an invitation to join...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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 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.