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Trump Says U.S. Won’t Use Force to Take Greenland in Davos Speech, Calls for ‘Immediate Negotiations’

President Donald Trump, speaking Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, said no other country can defend Greenland but the United States. "I have tremendous respect for both the people of Greenland and the people of Denmark, tremendous respect. But every NATO ally has an obligation to be able to defend their own territory, and the fact is, no nation or group of nations is in any position to be able to secure Greenland other than the United States. We're a great power," Trump said.

House Committee Votes to Hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in Contempt

Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.” Trump said that as a result of that negotiation, he would no longer impose punitive tariffs on a slew of European countries that were set to begin Feb. 1.

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

Conservative and liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled skepticism on Wednesday toward President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook in a case with the central bank's independence at stake.