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Davos Event Shuts Out Newsom After He Criticizes Trump

White House and State Department pressured organizers, post says

(Newser) - After traveling to Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he was stopped at the American front door. The Democrat accused the Trump administration of keeping him out of an event at USA House, the official American pavilion at the event in Davos, shortly after he...

For Trump-Supporting Cubans in Florida, Growing 'Unease'

Government policies end special protections, expand detentions and family separations

(Newser) - Cubans in Florida who long believed they were largely shielded from US deportation policies are discovering that their safety net is essentially gone. The New York Times traces how the Trump administration has sharply escalated removals to Cuba, deporting more than 1,600 people in 2025 alone—about twice that...

Trump Says He Is Canceling Tariff Threat Over Greenland

He says NATO chief has agreed to 'framework' of a future Arctic deal

(Newser) - President Trump announced Wednesday that he was canceling his planned tariff on US allies in Europe over US control of Greenland after he and the leader of NATO agreed to a "framework of a future deal" on Arctic security.
  • "Based upon a very productive meeting that I have
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EU: Trump Threats Violate Trade Deal With US
EU: US Trade Deal Is Off
Jan 21, 2026 11:20 AM CST

EU: US Trade Deal Is Off

Lawmakers say tariffs meant to pressure Greenland deal violate the pact

(Newser) - The United States' trade deal with the European Union is now on ice—with Greenland at the center of the freeze. The European Parliament has halted approval of the trade deal struck in July after President Trump floated tariffs of 10% to 25% on European countries opposed to his push...

Dimon Dares Trump to Test Credit Card Rate Cap in 2 States

JPMorgan Chase CEO suggests a trial cap in the home states of Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren

(Newser) - Jamie Dimon is no fan of President Trump's push to clamp down on credit card interest rates—and said a two-state test could make clear why. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, the JPMorgan Chase CEO said the federal government should try enforcing Trump's...

Trump Says He Won't Try to Take Greenland by Force
Trump: Say No on Greenland
and 'We Will Remember'
the rundown
Jan 21, 2026 9:12 AM CST

Trump: Say No on Greenland and 'We Will Remember'

President speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos

(Newser) - President Trump has finally taken the idea of using military force in Greenland off the table. In his remarks to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Politico and the New York Times report Trump said, "We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength...

France Wants NATO War Games in Greenland

Macron asserted that Europe 'would not give in to bullies'

(Newser) - France just floated a new response to President Trump's Greenland pressure: bring in NATO war games. On Wednesday, President Emmanuel Macron's office said France wants the alliance to stage a military exercise on the vast Arctic island and is prepared to take part. The proposal came as Trump...

Israel: Sure, We'll Join Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Norway and Sweden join list of nays, however, amid fears Trump wants to replace UN

(Newser) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he has agreed to join President Trump's Board of Peace, in a departure from an earlier stance when his office criticized the makeup of the board's committee tasked with overseeing Gaza. Norway and Sweden, meanwhile, said they wouldn't...

Lindsey Halligan Is Officially Out as US Attorney

Judge threatened disciplinary action for anyone who called Trump loyalist a US attorney

(Newser) - Lindsey Halligan's brief and contentious run as the top federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia is over. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night that Halligan, appointed on an interim basis by President Trump, is departing the post after just four months, per ABC News . The move...

Trump Takes Off for Davos, but Air Force One Turns Back

Trump was moved to second plane and continued with trip after minor issue

(Newser) - President Trump's plane, Air Force One, returned to Joint Base Andrews about an hour after departing for Switzerland on Tuesday evening, the AP reports. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the decision to return was made after takeoff when the crew aboard Air Force One identified "a...

Trump on Greenland Plans: 'You'll Find Out'

He lists accomplishments in 2-hour press briefing, says 'God would be proud'

(Newser) - President Trump appeared at Tuesday's White House press briefing to mark the first anniversary of the start of his second term. He spoke and answered questions for nearly two hours, the AP reports. The president shared a laundry list of accomplishments, including executive orders he's signed and his...

White House Ballroom Isn't All That's Being Built

Plans also include an overhaul of a secretive East Wing bunker, per CNN

(Newser) - The White House East Wing is being torn up for a new Trump-era ballroom —but the real action is happening below ground, CNN reports. The site was once home to Franklin D. Roosevelt's World War II–era bomb shelter, later expanded into the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC),...

Trump's Greenland Letter Stirs 25th Amendment Rumblings

Meanwhile, ex-cardiologist for Dick Cheney urges Congress to probe president's mental fitness

(Newser) - A cardiologist who once helped keep Dick Cheney alive is now publicly questioning whether President Trump should be in the Oval Office. The Hill reports that Dr. Jonathan Reiner, a CNN medical analyst and the late vice president's former heart doctor, is urging Congress to open a bipartisan probe...

Op-Ed: Trump's Getting Another Term—Not the Way You Think

John Harris of Politico writes that his successor's first term will be all about Trump

(Newser) - Some of President Trump's supporters are still holding out hope he will find a way to defy the Constitution and serve a third term. But in a Politico column, John Harris writes they needn't worry. Trump and his policies will undoubtedly dominate the first term of his successor....

Trump Threatens 200% Tariff on French Wine, Champagne

France calls threat 'blackmail' to force Macron to join new Board of Peace

(Newser) - President Trump wants French President Emmanuel Macron to join his new Board of Peace —and he's threatening to make French wine a lot more expensive if Macron continues to balk. "I'll put a 200 percent tariff on his wines and Champagnes, and he'll join, but...

Markets Jittery as Trump Doubles Down

Dow futures sink as president continues his threats to take Greenland

(Newser) - The stock market is poised to open in a foul mood over tensions about Greenland. Dow futures were on track to drop nearly 700 points, or 1.4%, when trading begins Tuesday morning, reports CNBC . The benchmark S&P 500 faced a comparable percentage drop, and the tech-focused NASDAQ was...

Trump: 'No Comment' on Using Force to Seize Greenland

EU leaders plan emergency summit to discuss response to his tariff threat

(Newser) - President Trump isn't ruling out using the US military to seize Greenland—but he's not saying much about it, either. In a brief interview with NBC News on Monday, Trump responded, "No comment" when asked whether he'd consider using force to take control of the vast...

Powell Plans Another Public Stand Against White House

Fed chief will attend Lisa Cook's Supreme Court hearing in person this week

(Newser) - Fed chief Jerome Powell now appears to be leaning into his fight with President Trump . Both the New York Times and the AP report that Powell will be in attendance at the Supreme Court on Wednesday when justices hear arguments on whether Trump can fire Lisa Cook as a Federal...

Trump Commutes Sentence of Congressman's Son

Son of Rep. Steve Womack was sentenced to 8 years on methamphetamine charge in 2024

(Newser) - President Trump has freed an Arkansas congressman's son who was serving time on a federal methamphetamine conviction. According to a Justice Department clemency order dated Jan. 15, Trump has commuted the sentence of James Phillip Womack, son of Republican US Rep. Steve Womack, USA Today reports. James Womack was...

Americans Bear Nearly the Full Cost of Tariffs
Americans Bear Nearly
the Full Cost of Tariffs
new study
Jan 19, 2026 10:41 AM CST

Americans Bear Nearly the Full Cost of Tariffs

Study out of Germany estimates that 96% of the costs are being paid by those in the US

(Newser) - A new study of President Trump's tariffs will not please the president: The research finds that Americans are footing nearly the entire cost of them, reports the Wall Street Journal . Specifically, the study from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy in Germany finds that US consumers and importers...

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