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President Donald Trump reignited debate over Greenland on Tuesday, brushing aside questions about limits to U.S. action and responding with a brief “you’ll see” when asked at the White House how far he is prepared to go to bring the Arctic territory under American control.

He waved off objections that residents of Greenland oppose joining the United States and rejected warnings that any attempt to take the island would fracture the NATO alliance.

Over the past several weeks, Trump has returned to the subject with renewed intensity, focusing attention on Greenland, the largest island on the planet and a pivotal foothold in the Arctic.

Although distant and sparsely populated, the semi-autonomous territory under Danish sovereignty sits at the center of shifting global dynamics. It is part of a NATO ally, hosts a critical U.S. military installation, and lies in an Arctic zone that is becoming increasingly contested as receding ice opens new sea routes and access to valuable natural resources.

Trump has repeatedly cast Greenland as essential to American security interests, contending that failure to secure the island would allow Russia and China to expand their influence across the Arctic.

His latest comments come as he prepares to travel to Davos, Switzerland, where political and economic leaders from around the world are gathering for the World Economic Forum.

Greenland is expected to be a frequent topic in private discussions at the summit, particularly as European officials react to Trump’s new warning that he could impose tariffs on countries that stand in the way of his Greenland ambitions.

Those tariff threats arrive while the administration is still awaiting a Supreme Court decision on whether certain trade duties imposed in 2025 were lawful.

European leaders, speaking over the weekend, indicated they could respond with countermeasures totaling as much as $107.7 billion if the dispute escalates.

Trump originally floated the idea of acquiring Greenland during his previous term in office, a proposal that was quickly rejected by Denmark and met with resistance across Europe—opposition he now appears ready to challenge once again.

It remains uncertain whether the Trump administration will ultimately reach an agreement to take control of Greenland. What is clear is that as climate change reshapes the Arctic and geopolitical competition accelerates, the island’s strategic value is only set to increase.

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According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, President Trump is pressing advisers for what he calls “decisive” military options against Iran, even after pulling back from ordering strikes last week. * The U.S. has moved additional military assets into the Middle East, including fighter jets, an aircraft carrier, and air-defense systems, officials said. […]

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche: We said that this administration would not tolerate local officials doing what they were doing and have been doing, impeding federal officers and doing everything they could to encourage rioters…

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders came out to support nurses on the ninth day of their strike.

Former IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot is floating a major political gambit: a broad opposition merger that would unite his Yashar! party with Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid and a new political vehicle being formed by former prime minister Naftali Bennett, according to a report aired by Channel 12. The report says both Lapid and […]

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Several good samaritans rushed to rescue a woman who drove her SUV into freezing water in Virginia Beach.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday proposed a record $260 billion election-year budget designed to “improve affordability and manage dramatic cuts in federal aid without raising taxes”.

Jake Tapper: President Trump today marking one full year in office with a marathon rambling, at times incoherent, possibly unsettling, White House news briefing. For any supporters of his looking for reassurance that the Trump doing wild 1 A.M. Social media post is not the same Trump in the White House, well, they probably were […]

Q: Trump is taking Venezuelan oil money and banking it in Qatar. Did you read about this? Rep. McGovern: He’s not well. There needs to be an intervention. This is crazy. And again, there are so many unanswered questions about what our future involvement in Venezuela is going to be.

Trump: I would have no problem invoking the Insurrection Act if needed.

President Trump warned Tuesday that the U.S. would respond forcefully if Iran acts on alleged assassination threats against him. Saying if “Anything ever happens, the whole country is going to get blown up”.

Iran’s national security establishment issued a warning Tuesday, saying any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would be treated as an act of war against the broader Islamic world and would prompt a declaration of jihad. The warning was reported by the Iranian Students News Agency, which quoted Iran’s parliamentary commission on national security […]

Hundreds demonstrated in Zurich against President Trump and the World Economic Forum as meetings got underway in Davos. Local police said some damage was caused to property and water cannon and tear gas were used to disperse the protesters.

Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu held a direct and strained conversation with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the makeup of the Gaza Executive Board, despite earlier indications that the issue would be handled through diplomatic channels by Israel’s foreign minister.

An announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office said Netanyahu had instructed Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar to convey Israel’s objections to Rubio following the disclosure of the board’s members. However, a report by Channel 12 said Netanyahu himself took the lead in speaking directly with Rubio, while Sa’ar was publicly presented as managing the dialogue because of the political and public sensitivity surrounding the matter.

According to the report, Netanyahu’s main concern during the discussion was not the specific individuals selected for the board, but the fact that the announcement was made publicly without prior coordination with Israel.

Sources familiar with the conversation told Channel 12 that Rubio made clear the decision would not be rolled back, and that Qatar and Turkey would be involved in post-war “day after” arrangements in Gaza through their participation on the executive board. Netanyahu was said to have voiced objections but also recognized that Israel’s ability to influence the process was limited once the plan had been formally unveiled.

The executive body, also described as an international executive council operating under the Board of Peace, is expected to be made up of senior international figures. The report said its members will be assigned specific areas of responsibility, including stabilizing Gaza, strengthening governance, managing regional ties, overseeing reconstruction efforts, promoting investment, arranging large-scale financing, and mobilizing capital.

In its statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said: “Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed Foreign Minister Sa’ar to address this matter with the US Secretary of State. At the same time, the Prime Minister held a conversation with the Secretary of State, with whom he maintains ongoing contact.”

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Tom Homan: “Are we targeting US citizens as part of this immigration enforcement? Not unless you’re a protester that crossed the line and committed impediment, interference, assault…”

Wall Street suffered its worst session since April as a broad selloff hit stocks, bonds and the dollar, driven by renewed tariff fears and rising geopolitical tensions ahead of President Trump’s trip to Davos. The S&P 500 posted its biggest drop since October, equity volatility surged, long-term Treasury yields climbed, and investors moved into safe […]

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. intelligence believes it knows the location of the body of slain Israeli hostage Ran Gvili inside Gaza. Speaking at a wide-ranging press conference in Washington, Trump said U.S. intelligence assessments indicate Hamas is holding one remaining Israeli hostage, whose location is believed to be known. “We got the […]

The criminal case against Chanukah Monsey stabber Grafton Thomas has been put on hold yet again after a Rockland County judge approved a fresh order keeping him in psychiatric custody, following a determination by the state Office of Mental Health that he remains unfit to stand trial.

Evaluators concluded that the 43-year-old still does not understand the nature of the charges against him and is unable to meaningfully participate in his legal defense.

Thomas is charged in both state and federal court in connection with the December 2019 attack in Monsey, where a man armed with a machete burst into a local rov‘s home during a mesibas Chanukah and stabbed five people. One of those injured later died as a result of the wounds he sustained.

Since the attack, Thomas has been held at the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center, where he continues to undergo treatment and periodic evaluations aimed at determining whether he can ever be restored to competency.

Under the most recent court order, the proceedings have been postponed until January 2028, extending the case by another four years. The delay leaves victims’ families and the broader Monsey community in continued uncertainty, as the court remains in a holding pattern, waiting to see whether Thomas will eventually be deemed capable of facing trial.

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Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border. Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch wrote in a social media post […]