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Kremlin Says Russia Has Arctic Interests
Reuters: “The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russia had strategic national interests in the Arctic when asked to comment on President-elect Donald Trump’s remarks about acquiring Greenland, absorbing Canada and…
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“Elon Musk said Wednesday that his budget-cutting effort on behalf of President-elect Donald Trump would most likely not find $2 trillion in savings, backtracking on a goal he set earlier…
Trump Is Poised to Turn the DOJ Into His Law Firm
Bob Bauer: “No president has ever attempted to do what Donald Trump now proposes to do—assemble a small team of former personal attorneys and install it at the highest levels…
Trump Once Again Has the World on Edge
Bloomberg: “Trump has always played his unpredictability as key to his leverage, and allies say his threatened wrath sets the US up well for pivotal trade negotiations that could decide…
Zelensky Warns Allies Not to ‘Drop the Ball’
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Trump to Dispatch Aides to Davos
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Biden Is a Great-Grandfather
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Blinken Dismisses Trump’s Idea of Buying Greenland
Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticized President-elect Donald Trump’s talk of buying Greenland, the New York Times reports. Said Blinken: “The idea expressed about Greenland is obviously not a good…
Trump Blames Gavin Newsom for Los Angeles Fires
“President-elect Donald Trump and California Gov. Gavin Newsom clashed Wednesday over fires burning out of control in the Los Angeles area, injecting national politics into a growing crisis in the…
Trump Refuses to Settle GOP Strategy Spat
“Senate Republicans went into a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday night hoping he would settle on a strategy for enacting the heart of his legislative agenda. Instead, they left…
Santos Granted 3-Month Delay in Sentencing
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Canada Has No Leader for a Trump Trade Fight
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Cuomo Taps Longtime Ally for Mayoral Bid
“Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is turning to a longtime ally as he builds his likely campaign for New York City mayor, and he is considering a February rollout for the…
Nation’s Leaders Will Gather to Honor Jimmy Carter
“A weeklong series of tributes to former President Jimmy Carter culminates on Thursday with a solemn state funeral in Washington that will bring together all five of the nation’s living…
Biden Nixes Trip to Meet the Pope
“President Joe Biden has decided not to embark on a final overseas trip in office, canceling plans to travel to Rome for a personal meeting with Pope Francis this weekend…
TikTok Is Facing Legal Backlash Around the World
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Allies Say Trump Is Serious About Buying Greenland
“When President-elect Donald Trump mused about buying Greenland from Denmark during his first administration, the Danish prime minister called the idea ‘absurd’ and rebuffed him outright,” CNN reports. “Now, Danish…
GOP Will Decide Legislative Strategy This Week
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Trump Plans High Profile Immigrant Raid
“The incoming Trump administration is considering conducting a high-profile raid targeting undocumented immigrants in its initial days,” NBC News reports. “The raid could target immigrants allegedly living in the U.S….