Trump News for Wednesday, January 21, 2026

The great Greenland war of 2026 appears to be on hold for the moment.  This week’s World Economic Forum in Davos has been largely overshadowed by President Donald Trump’s demand that the US take control of the Danish territory of Greenland, which set off a ra…

The row over Greenland risked uprooting the PM's carefully cultivated relationship with the US president.

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The president says he "assumes" Denmark knows about the deal.

Chief Justice John Roberts also wants to end this nonsense for once and for all.

Congress might seek more authority over AI chips exports. MAGA can't make up its mind.

Rolex and Swiss business leaders influenced President Donald Trump's decision to lower tariffs.

In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.

Bill still needs to pass the House and Senate before the president can sign or veto it President Trump's decision to green-light the sale of Nvidia H200 GPUs to China isn't sitting well with some of his Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives. T…

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov shared a dazzling view of the northern lights as seen this week from the International Space Station.

The move comes after a federal judge wrote in court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."

President Trump said he is standing down on his NATO tariff threat over Greenland, citing a "framework of a future deal" on the Danish territory.

The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.

Iranian authorities on Wednesday said 3,117 people were killed during protests that first erupted in late December, but activists said the actual toll risked...

An incredibly detailed explanation of why this international nightmare came to be.

"I will not be imposing the Tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Wednesday.

Faisal Islam said there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.

In a new interview, Kyle Gass revealed he and Jack Black are on good terms again after a viral joke about the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump

The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake.

Do you still want to cling to this pretense, Trump supporters? Do you still want to pretend ICE efforts are targeting “the worst of the worst?” Are you just going to sit there and mumble some incomprehensible stuff about “respecting the laws?” Go ahead. Do it…

The Supreme Court’s Republican majority ordinarily believe that President Donald Trump is allowed to fire virtually anyone who works for a federal agency. Last July, for example, they permitted the Trump administration to fire nearly half of the Department of…

The Supreme Court heard arguments over Trump's efforts to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook. The case has broad implications for the economy.

The South is bracing for a potentially major winter storm this weekend, impacting Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee.

By Andrew Chung, John Kruzel and David Lawder WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Conservative and liberal U.S.

Just a year and a half ago, Senator Rand Paul sponsored a bill that would make it illegal for federal government employees to ask internet companies to remove any speech. Now, in a NY Post op-ed, Paul proudly announces that he did exactly that—formally contac…

The 27-nation bloc struck a trade deal with Trump in July.

The BBC's Faisal Islam was in the room when President Trump told his audience that he would not use force in Greenland, but also launched a long argument for why the US should own it.

The administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Fed governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.

The Trump administration took the next step toward unilaterally jumpstarting deep-sea mining this week, announcing a "consolidated" permitting process for both searching for and commercially extracting minerals that have so far remained relatively untouched. …

With a new live album on deck, the musician-actor breaks his silence about the “shitstorm” he caused, hashing it out with Jack Black, and the future of the D

President Trump is set to scale back international travel to focus on upcoming midterm elections after an Air Force One malfunction curtailed his sleep as he...

Business leaders and CEOs weighed in on President Donald Trump's highly anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday.

Dimon warned at Davos that Trump's credit card interest rate cap could harm 80% of Americans.

During remarks in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump said he's "not sure" if NATO "would be there for us" if an attack against the U.S. were to occur.

President Donald Trump, speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said no other country is in a position to defend Greenland but the United States.

"GMA" takes a look at the new documentary about the development of Disneyland

By now, it’s pretty clear that right wing billionaire and Trump ally Larry Ellison bought CBS to convert what was left of the news division into lazy agitprop that blows smoke up the ass of wealth and power. Leading the charge is CBS News boss Bari Weiss, an …

"We are currently being caught in broader political conflicts driven by opposition to Donald Trump," Naleraq party leader Pele Broberg told ABC News.

President Trump is expected to address affordability at the World Economic Forum today. And, Minnesota officials react after the Justice Department subpoenas them.

Dr. Pepper licensed the jingle from Romeo Bingham for its ad during the College Football National Championship game.

Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang attended or donated to President DonaldTrump's inauguration. All of them got richer last year.

Gold prices extended recent gains on Wednesday, surging on concerns about escalating tensions over US president Donald Trump's push to take over Greenland.

This past week in San Francisco, thousands gathered outside of an aquarium to celebrate one of its residents, an alligator named Claude who died in December.

President Donald Trump took a replacement plane to Switzerland after Air Force One turned around, leaving him with little time before his speech.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney added his voice to the condemnation of U.S. President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland.

House Republicans continue their Epstein probe – voting on resolutions to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with committee subpoenas.

Some of the president's fellow Republicans oppose him - but it's not clear if they would join Democrats to block a takeover of the island.

Crypto is now said to account for roughly 20% of the family’s $6.8 billion fortune.

Four people were on board, with one person sustaining a critical head injury.

“Bridgerton” season 4 will roll out in two parts, with the first four episodes premiering Jan. 29 and the remaining episodes arriving Feb. 26.

BEIJING, Jan 21 (Reuters) - China rejected speculation on Wednesday that it would compete for influence in the West as a U.S. bid to take control of...

Late-night TV hosts addressed the one-year anniversary of Donald Trump's second term as president.

Journalists travelling with the president said the lights went out briefly in the press cabin.

By delaying ratification, European lawmakers signal their discontent as the bloc debates possible responses, including retaliatory tariffs, should Washington follow through on its warnings.

President Donald Trump is seeking to stop his own Justice Department from releasing a whole new set of files he’d rather keep away from public view. Trump...

The rich and powerful at Davos are bracing for President Donald Trump's speech. His threats against Greenland have sparked outcry from world leaders.

Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to the nearly 40-year reign.

Iran's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters, warning the...

A small group of tech workers, including Google and Amazon employees, signed a petition calling on CEOs to speak out against the federal agency.

The order comes with a carveout: build-to-rent properties that were designed to be rental communities will not be affected.

Asian shares mostly extended their losses on Wednesday and gold prices hit a record high as concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats on...

Air Force One headed back to Joint Base Andrews after it ran into a "minor electrical issue," per a White House pool report.

The French leader drew attention for his rebuke of Trump's tariff threat - and also his choice of eyewear.

On the five-year anniversary of Jan. 6, some of the rioters pardoned by Trump on his first day back in office returned to the Capitol.

Trump is due to arrive at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, where he said there are "a lot of meetings scheduled on Greenland".

The Minnesota attorney general and St. Paul mayor have also been subpoenaed as local, state and federal officials have clashed in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.

Trump heads to Switzerland as European leaders warn him not to seize sovereign land.