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2026
January
Sat Jan 24 2026
Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested
Ryan Wedding, the former Olympic snowboarder allegedly behind one of the most violent drug-trafficking organizations, was arrested, two law enforcement officials familiar with the investigation told NBC News on Friday.
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Fri Jan 23 2026
Ex-Uvalde school police officer found not guilty in trial over his response to Robb Elementary massacre
A former school police officer was found not guilty of failing to protect elementary school students during the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 kids and two teachers were killed.
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Thu Jan 22 2026
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.
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Wed Jan 21 2026
DOJ to subpoena Minnesota Democratic officials, including Gov. Walz, in immigration obstruction probe
The Department of Justice served grand jury subpoenas on Tuesday to five Minnesota government offices — including the Governor’s Office, the Attorney General’s office and the Minneapolis Mayor’s Office – as part of a federal investigation into alleged conspiracy to coerce or obstruct federal law enforcement during ongoing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minnesota.
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Tue Jan 20 2026
Trump Links Greenland Takeover Bid to Nobel Prize Snub in Message to Norway’s PM: Report
US President Donald Trump has said he no longer feels obliged to think only of peace after he did not receive the Nobel Peace Prize, as he again repeated his demand for control of Greenland. In a message to Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, Trump blamed the country for not giving him the prize.
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Mon Jan 19 2026
Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota: Report
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty U.S. soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of widespread protests against the government's deportation drive, the Washington Post reported on Sunday.
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Sun Jan 18 2026
Trump to Impose 10% Tariffs on Eight European Countries for Opposing U.S. Control of Greenland
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland.
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Sat Jan 17 2026
Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the US controlling Greenland
President Donald Trump said Friday he may impose tariffs on countries “if they don’t go along with Greenland.”“We need Greenland for national security. So I may do that,” Trump said at the White House.The comments show Trump considering applying tariffs, one of his favorite tools for leveraging his executive power over foreign countries, to his increasingly aggressive efforts to acquire Greenland for the United States.
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Fri Jan 16 2026
Trump threatens to impose Insurrection Act, send troops into Minneapolis
President Donald Trump threatened to "institute the Insurrection Act" in Minneapolis Thursday morning to quell protests in opposition to immigration enforcement.
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Thu Jan 15 2026
U.S. suspends immigrant visa processing for 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States.
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