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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests

Updated Jan 17, 2026, 2:18 PM ET PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota National Guard, said in a statement Saturday. “We are staged and ready to respond. We are not deployed to city streets at this time,” Tsuchiya added. The mobilization comes after throngs of demonstrators protested in the snow Friday night near the Bish ...

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Trump says he'll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot

Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.02 EST Last modified on Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.48 EST Donald Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase on Saturday, citing an unsubstantiated allegation that major banks discriminated against him after the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. Trump announced the potential lawsuit in a post on social media, tying the threat to his criticism of a recent Wall Street Journal article that reported he had offered the JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon, the position of US Federal Reserve chair. Tru ...

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Republicans are turning up the rhetoric against Trump's plan to take Greenland

Senator Thom Tillis, who is retiring in 2026, said that both Republicans and Democrats would revolt if Trump attempted to take Greenland by force, according to Politico. “If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually landing in Greenland and doing an illegal taking … there’d be sufficient numbers here to pass a war powers resolution and withstand a veto,” Tillis said. Meanwhile, Congressman Don Bacon predicted such an action — which he called “the dumbest thing I’ve ev ...

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Danish Politician Accuse Stephen Miller of Having 'Mentality of a Rapist' Towards Greenland in Shocking MS NOW Interview

MS NOW's Alex Witt offered an on-air disclaimer after a member of Denmark's parliament made a shocking statement about chief White House aid Stephen Miller having the "mentality of a rapist" towards Greenland. Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov spoke with Witt on Saturday about President Donald Trump's continued threats to take over Greenland, which has been firmly under the auspices of Denmark since 1814. Witt played video of Miller arguing for Greenland to become part of the United States befo ...

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Twin Cities Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang's group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026

Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026 Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday. By Star Tribune staff Groups from competing protests confronted each other in downtown Minneapolis Saturday as police tried to keep them separated. Shoving matches and tug-of-wars over banners broke out among dozens of people surrounded by media along the snow-swept streets near City Ha ...

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Exclusive: Dick Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem on Proof of Citizenship Threat

Published Jan 16, 2026 at 06:21 PM EST updated Jan 16, 2026 at 06:22 PM EST Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wrote to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on Friday, telling her he was outraged at “repeated targeting and racial profiling” of American citizens by her agents carrying out "citizen checks." In a letter exclusively shared with Newsweek, the Democrat told Noem that statements she and U.S. Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino had made that U.S. citize ...

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Trump bought up to $1M in bonds from Netflix and Warner Bros days after merger was announced

Friday 16 January 2026 16:50 EST Donald Trump purchased corporate bonds from Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix just days after the two media giants agreed to a massive $83 billion blockbuster deal that would see the streaming company purchase most of WBD’s assets. According to a financial disclosure released late Thursday by the White House, the president acquired the debt securities issued by the two companies – valued as high as $1 million each – last month. The disclosure form revealed t ...

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Blair and Rubio among names on Gaza 'Board of Peace'

The Trump administration has named US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former UK prime minister Sir Tony Blair as two of the founding members of its "Board of Peace" for Gaza. Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and the president's son-in-law Jared Kushner will also sit on the "founding executive board", the White House said in a statement, external on Friday. Trump will act as chairman of the board, which forms part of his 20-point plan to end the war between Israel ...

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Trump administration says deporting college student trying to surprise family was a 'mistake'

Fri 16 Jan 2026 15.59 EST First published on Fri 16 Jan 2026 09.04 EST The Trump administration apologized in court for a “mistake” in the deportation of a Massachusetts college student who was detained trying to fly home to surprise her family in Texas for Thanksgiving. But the administration still argued that the federal government error should not affect her immigration case. Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old freshman at Babson College in Wellesley, 15 miles west of Boston, was detai ...

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Nasa readies its most powerful rocket for round-the-moon flight

Nasa is preparing to roll out its most powerful rocket yet before a mission to send astronauts around the moon and back again for the first time in more than 50 years. The Artemis II mission is scheduled to launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida as early as 6 February, taking its crew on a 685,000-mile round trip that will end about 10 days later with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. The flight will mark only the second test of Nasa’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the first with ...

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Newsom sets special election for LaMalfa's seat for Aug. 4

21 min ago - Posted January 17, 2026 at 3:51pm California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set the special election to serve out the remaining term of the late Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa for Aug. 4, the latest date possible under state law. The Democratic governor’s ... (Roll Call)

Trump Wants Nations to Pay $1 Billion to Stay on His Peace Board

33 min ago - The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. According to a draft charter for the proposed group seen by Bloomberg, President Donald Trump would serve as its inau ... (Bloomberg)

Federal judge blocks Trump administration from cutting off Minnesota SNAP benefits

43 min ago - 01/17/26 2:06 PM ET A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from withholding tens of millions of dollars in funding for Minnesota’s food stamp program amid widespread claims of fraud. Agriculture Secretary Brook ... (The Hill)

'We'll Sue': White House's Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo

1 hr ago - media memo 'We'll Sue': White House's Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo In previously unreported remarks, the White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told CBS News that Mr. Trump would "sue" the news outlet if it did not air an in ... (New York Times)

European Union and Mercosur bloc sign landmark free trade agreement

1 hr ago - ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — The European Union and the Mercosur bloc of South American countries formally signed a long-sought landmark free trade agreement on Saturday, capping more than a quarter-century of torturous negotiations to stren ... (AP)

Federal officials investigating Renee Good's widow in shooting probe, sources say

1 hr ago - Jan. 17, 2026, 12:49 PM EST / Updated Jan. 17, 2026, 1:48 PM EST WASHINGTON — Federal officials are investigating the widow of Renee Nicole Good to determine whether she may have impeded a federal officer moments before he shot and killed her wi ... (NBC News)

DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed

1 hr ago - Immigration DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed The two men's accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security's account of the incident. ... (Washington Post)

FIFA releases statement after Donald Trump bans 15 World Cup nations from US

1 hr ago - Following Donald Trump’s decision to impose travel bans on 15 World Cup nations, FIFA has now issued a statement. The US are joint hosts of the next FIFA World Cup, alongside Canada and Mexico, and the travel ban comes into place just a few mont ... (Joe (UK))

EU calls emergency meeting with all 27 countries over Trump's Greenland tariff threat

1 hr ago - Saturday 17 January 2026 20:44 GMT European Union ambassadors are set to hold an emergency meeting on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump vowed to impose escalating tariffs on European allies unless the United States is allowed to buy Greenland. ... (The Independent)

Danish Politician Accuse Stephen Miller of Having 'Mentality of a Rapist' Towards Greenland in Shocking MS NOW Interview

2 hrs ago - MS NOW's Alex Witt offered an on-air disclaimer after a member of Denmark's parliament made a shocking statement about chief White House aid Stephen Miller having the "mentality of a rapist" towards Greenland. Danish MP Rasmus Jarlov spoke with Witt ... (Yahoo News / MS NOW with Alex Witt)

Border Patrol Chief Vows to Keep Using Tear Gas and Pepper Spray Against Protesters Who 'Cross the Line'

2 hrs ago - Jan 17th, 2026, 2:29 pm Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino told Fox News on Saturday that a federal judge’s order for agents to stop using pepper spray and tear gas against peaceful protesters will not stop Border Patrol and ICE agents from using ... (MEDIAite)

AP obtains documents showing Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodrguez has been on DEA's radar for years

2 hrs ago - When President Donald Trump announced the audacious capture of Nicols Maduro to face drug trafficking charges in the U.S., he portrayed the strongman's vice president and longtime aide as America's preferred partner to stabilize Venezuela amid a scou ... (Associated Press)

Trump announces U.S. delegation to the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan

2 hrs ago - January 17, 2026 / 2:50 PM EST / CBS News President Trump announced on Saturday that a presidential delegation, headed by Vice President JD Vance and his wife, will travel to Italy for the opening ceremony of the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. The Milan ... (CBS News)

Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of Venezuela

3 hrs ago - January 17, 2026 5:00 AM ET New documents show the crew on board the United States' newest aircraft carrier are growing increasingly frustrated by design flaws that lead to regular failures in the ship's toilet system. The USS Gerald R. Ford has been ... (NPR)

'Hands off Greenland' protests sweep Denmark as Trump escalates takeover threats

3 hrs ago - January 17, 2026 5:44 pm CET Greenlandic organizations said Saturday they had mobilized thousands of demonstrators across Denmark and Greenland to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island, framing the rallies ... (Politico (EU))

Danish officials react to tariff threat: We will not 'bow down' to Trump's 'bullying tactics'

4 hrs ago - 01/17/26 1:53 PM ET Denmark leaders are refusing to “back down” to the Trump administration after President Trump announced plans Saturday to impose new tariffs on the country and seven of its allies next month amid his push to acquire Gree ... (The Hill)

Trump says he'll sue JPMorgan Chase for allegedly cutting him off after US Capitol riot

4 hrs ago - Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.02 EST Last modified on Sat 17 Jan 2026 14.48 EST Donald Trump threatened to sue JPMorgan Chase on Saturday, citing an unsubstantiated allegation that major banks discriminated against him after the 6 January 2021 Capitol riot. Tru ... (The Guardian)

Twin Cities Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang's group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026

4 hrs ago - Live: Counterprotesters chase off Jake Lang’s group from downtown Minneapolis January 17, 2026 Hundreds of counterprotesters outnumbered the conservative influencer’s supporters protesting Islam on Saturday. By Star Tribune staff Groups fro ... (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Republicans are turning up the rhetoric against Trump's plan to take Greenland

5 hrs ago - Senator Thom Tillis, who is retiring in 2026, said that both Republicans and Democrats would revolt if Trump attempted to take Greenland by force, according to Politico. “If there was any sort of action that looked like the goal was actually lan ... (Independent)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests

5 hrs ago - Updated Jan 17, 2026, 2:18 PM ET PUBLISHED Jan 17, 2026, 6:30 AM ET Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has mobilized the state National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol, Army Maj. Andrea Tsuchiya, state public affairs officer for the Minnesota Nation ... (CNN Politics)

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