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Trump Says He Raised Swiss Tariffs After Phone Call With Swiss President

President Trump said on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos that he raised U.S. tariffs on Switzerland last year after a phone call with then-Swiss president Karin Keller-Sutter that, he said, "rubbed me the wrong way." Mr. Trump said he had initially set the tariff

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Gavin Newsom Says He Was Denied Entry to U.S. Pavilion at Davos

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said he was denied entry to an American venue at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, and his scheduled speaking engagement there was canceled, a spokesman for the governor said. Mr. Newsom had been scheduled for a one-on-one "fireside chat" with an

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Trump delivers Davos speech as tariffs on Europe are called off amid NATO 'framework'

Businessinsider reported that US President Donald Trump delivered a much-anticipated speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. His arrival followed a slight travel hiccup caused by an electrical fault on Air Force One, and reactions to the address were mixed. Reporters in the room fact-checked the president&

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Rahm Emanuel urges a mandatory federal retirement age of 75

Rahm Emanuel, a prominent Democrat and former Chicago mayor and ambassador to Japan, on Wednesday called for a mandatory retirement age of 75 for the president, cabinet officials, members of Congress and federal judges during remarks at the Center for American Progress in Washington. "Across all three branches of

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Polymarket bettors take heavy losses after Trump reverses Greenland tariff plan

Beincrypto reports Polymarket traders suffered sizable losses after President Trump reversed proposed tariffs on the European Union and said he would not use military force to pursue control of Greenland. The episode revived the so-called “TACO trade” narrative — “Trump Always Chickens Out,” a phrase coined by Financial Times columnist Robert

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Pentagon puts Fort Bragg military police on alert for possible Minnesota deployment

The Pentagon has ordered several hundred active-duty military police troops from Fort Bragg, N.C., to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota in the event that President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, according to a senior U.S. official. Officials described the alert as precautionary. It comes on top

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Queensland man accused of plotting molotov attack at Gold Coast Australia Day event

Sepehr Saryazdi, 24, has been accused of planning to throw a molotov cocktail at an Australia Day crowd on the Gold Coast and was charged with the preparation of or planning for a terrorist act, a Brisbane magistrates court heard on Thursday. Court documents allege Saryazdi bought bottles of alcohol,

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Whistle-blower group says ICE memo allows home arrests with administrative warrants

A whistle-blower group said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials drafted guidance allowing agents to enter homes to arrest people without a judicial warrant, releasing a memo dated May 12, 2025 that was apparently signed by Todd Lyons, the agency's acting leader. The claim was based on information

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Private autopsy finds Renee Good suffered at least three gunshot wounds

A preliminary private autopsy found that Renee Good, the 37-year-old woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis this month, was shot at least three times, lawyers for her family said. The autopsy, described by the family’s lawyers, concluded Ms. Good sustained wounds to her head,

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Chalmers says Carney’s Davos denunciation of Trump is being widely discussed

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Canadian prime minister Mark Carney’s passionate denunciation of Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos was a "stunning speech" that was "widely shared and discussed" inside the Australian government. Carney told assembled leaders at Davos that "we are

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Nonprofit expands security training for candidates amid rising political violence

A nonprofit that trains political candidates and elected officials on safety and security said it will expand its staff ahead of the 2026 elections as threats and violence around American politics increase. The Democracy Security Project, founded by Democratic strategists in 2024, offers training on securing offices, campaign events and

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Trial begins for three Hong Kong activists who organised Tiananmen vigil

The national security trial of three pro-democracy activists who organised Hong Kong’s annual memorial for the Tiananmen Square massacre is due to begin on Thursday. Chow Hang-tung, Lee Cheuk-yan and Albert Ho are charged with inciting subversion under Hong Kong’s national security law and face a maximum penalty

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Man allegedly posing as ICE agent broke into Pittsburgh home, teen fought back

Kotaku reports that 35-year-old William Gregory allegedly broke into a family home in the Beltzhoover neighborhood outside Pittsburgh, claimed to be an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and threatened a 17-year-old while trying to steal electronics. According to a recently filed criminal complaint and local news station WTAE 4, Gregory

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Chile president-elect appoints abortion opponent Judith Marín as gender minister

Chile’s president-elect José Antonio Kast has named Judith Marín as the country’s women and gender equality minister. Marín, 30, is described as a vehement opponent of abortion and has repeatedly stated her support for life 'from conception to natural death'. Marín was once ejected from Chile’

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Illinois opens probe into claim landlord tipped off federal agents before Chicago raid

Illinois officials said they have opened an investigation into whether the management of a South Shore apartment building in Chicago contacted federal immigration agents before a Sept. 30 raid that led to at least 37 arrests. State documents say building managers tipped off federal officials in September that Venezuelan "

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Trump halts planned Greenland tariffs after Davos meeting with NATO chief

Businessinsider reports President Donald Trump said he will not impose planned tariffs on several European countries after meeting NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Trump announced on Truth Social that he and Rutte formed a "framework of a future deal with respect to

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Proposed Board of Peace names Trump chairman and vests him with broad powers

The United States has circulated a draft charter for a new “Board of Peace” that names Donald J. Trump as “inaugural chairman” and would give him powers to veto decisions, approve the agenda, invite members, dissolve the board and designate his successor, according to the charter seen by The New

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Trump’s Davos address deepens rift with European leaders

President Donald J. Trump used a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to challenge central pillars of the Western order, leaving many attendees speechless, groaning or gasping. Over more than an hour Mr. Trump mocked European leaders, attacked the Western alliance, criticized the values of their societies

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Acting TSA director defends sharing passenger data with ICE at Capitol hearing

Ha Nguyen McNeill, the acting director of the Transportation Security Administration, defended the agency’s practice of sharing information about travelers suspected of having deportation orders with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an oversight hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday. Ms. McNeill told lawmakers,

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Al Gore Reacted to Commerce Secretary’s Davos Remarks, Report Says

Former Vice President Al Gore reacted after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick delivered combative remarks at a World Economic Forum dinner in Davos on Jan. 20, People reports. The Financial Times said Lutnick was dismissive about Europe and argued the world should prioritize coal over renewable energy, prompting "widespread jeering,

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Supreme Court justices express concern about threats to Federal Reserve independence

At a Supreme Court hearing on Jan. 21, 2026, justices signaled unease about President Trump’s effort to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa D. Cook and the broader implications for the Fed’s independence. During roughly two hours of oral argument, several justices raised economic worries as the administration defended

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Gavin Newsom denied entry to USA House at Davos, his office says

Businessinsider reports that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was denied entry to the US Pavilion at Davos on Wednesday, and his office accused the Trump administration of pressuring the official pavilion to block his scheduled fireside-chat appearance. Newsom had been invited by Fortune, the event's official media partner, to

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FCC to enforce equal‑time rules for candidates on late‑night and daytime talk shows

The Federal Communications Commission said it will enforce long‑dormant rules requiring broadcasters to give rival political candidates equal opportunities to appear on entertainment‑oriented talk shows, a move that the guidance clearly targeted at late‑night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Seth Meyers and that could also cover

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Trump’s Davos Speech Misstates Greenland History and NATO Contributions

Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, President Trump rebuked European allies, reasserted ambitions to seize Greenland and made a series of claims about NATO and his record that The New York Times found misleading or false. On Greenland, Mr. Trump said, "After the war, we

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Judge orders government not to review devices seized from Washington Post reporter

A federal magistrate judge on Wednesday ordered the government not to review materials seized during a search of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson’s home last week, the court said. Magistrate Judge William B. Porter granted The Post and Ms. Natanson what he described as “good cause” to maintain the