Month: January 2026

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Wednesday he received positive feedback from world leaders after he criticized them a day earlier for caving to President Trump on foreign policy. “I heard a surprising number say: ‘I’m glad you made those comments,’” Newsom told reporters at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “The exact opposite…

The president’s remarks were made while he reflected on critics during his first administration.

On assignment in Minnesota, HuffPost reporter Matt Shuham saw immigration agents constrain a man until he became unconscious, just one of many people to be caught up in what the state has called an “invasion” of federal forces.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Denmark “irrelevant” on Tuesday amid tensions between the U.S. and the Scandinavian country over Greenland. “Denmark’s investment in U.S. Treasury bonds — like Denmark itself — is irrelevant,” Bessent said at a press conference Tuesday. “Less than 100 million dollars, they’ve been selling Treasurys for years,” he added. “I’m not…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday dismissed President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, as “remarkably boring.” “It was remarkably insignificant,” Newsom continued as he spoke with CNN’s Kaitlan Collins in Davos. “He was never going to invade Greenland, it was never real. So that was always a fake, and…

The president said the U.S. should have just kept the Danish territory after World War II and that Denmark was being “ungrateful” by not handing it over now.

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said on Wednesday that the U.S. is “less reliable” as a global ally under President Trump, but he was otherwise reluctant to criticize the Trump during his interview with The Economist at the World Economic Forum. Asked if he agrees with Canadian President Mark Carney’s assessment that there’s been a…

Many countries have formally agreed to join President Trump’s Board of Peace to transform the Gaza strip into a stabilized region following disruption from conflict between Hamas and Israel, with Trump saying that as many as 59 nations are in play. As the entities work to maintain a ceasefire authored by the Trump administration, international…

Even the conservative justices had no qualms about tearing apart the administration’s justification for attempting to fire Lisa Cook.

“Oh, I’m glad my finger wasn’t in that sucker!” he exclaimed. “That could have done some damage!”

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Wednesday lambasted President Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which the governor called “dangerous, disrespectful and unhinged.” Trump used his speech to make his pitch for why the U.S. should acquire Greenland, telling world leaders that he is not considering using the military to take…

Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) said Tuesday that President Trump’s renewed threats of annexing Greenland have left young children in the semiautonomous territory frightened of a possible military attack, calling the president’s comments “nonsense.” “The president is not making a lot of sense,” Dean, who sits on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told host Erin Burnett…

The Vermont independent told Stephen Colbert that the territory could remain unscathed if one particular group gets their act together.

What a space cadet the Fox News host is.

President Trump, following a speech in Davos, Switzerland, before the World Economic Forum, will meet with business leaders for a reception Wednesday morning. Trump has made his “America First” agenda a key part of his trade policies and leaned in on boosting investment in the U.S. as part of negotiations around tariffs he imposed last…

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) slammed President Trump on Tuesday and accused him of acting like “a narcissistic 4-year-old spoiled brat” over not receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and subsequently ramping up efforts to acquire Greenland from Denmark. “It’s pathetic,” Sanders told “The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert, as the audience applauded. “And what it…

Vice President JD Vance is set to visit Minneapolis on Thursday amid large-scale protests over the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the area.  Vance will speak with business owners and community leaders, a source familiar with the trip told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network.  The planned visit follows sparks of public outrage in…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday went after President Trump for reversing position on a deal surrounding the Chagos Islands, suggesting the president did so because of tensions over his plan to acquire Greenland. “I made out my position on Greenland absolutely clear on Monday and a moment ago. President Trump deployed words on…

Israel and Kosovo announced Wednesday that they have accepted invitations to join President Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza. “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he accepts the invitation of US President Donald Trump and will become a member of the Board of Peace, which is to be comprised of world leaders,” a statement…

Speaking in Europe, Trump referred to Greenland as “the piece of ice” and called yesterday’s stock losses “peanuts.”

European Council President António Costa said on Wednesday that President Trump’s threats to impose tariffs and take control of Greenland threaten the continent’s security and prosperity. “The geopolitical challenges Europe is facing sometimes seems daunting: Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the international rules-based order being undermined, core alliances being questioned, but the European Union…

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday credited President Trump for Europe’s economic growth, arguing there was “no way” it would have happened without the new president. “I mean, many of you, I know, criticize Donald Trump. But do you really think that without Donald Trump, eight big economies in Europe, including Spain, Italy, and…

Members of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) improperly shared Social Security data through a third-party server, according to a recent court filing from the Justice Department. The DOGE team embedded at the Social Security Administration (SSA) used Cloudflare, which was not approved for storing agency data, to share data during a 10-day period…

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday compared California Gov. Gavin Newsom to fictional movie characters such as “American Psycho” villain Patrick Bateman and Sparkle Beach Ken from “Barbie.” “Governor Newsom, who strikes me as Patrick Bateman meets Sparkle Beach Ken, may be the only Californian who knows less about economics than Kamala Harris,” Bessent said…

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) and Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday morning amid a push for reforms to tactics used by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in its crackdown on immigration. Democrats in both chambers of Congress are looking to overhaul the agency following the fatal shooting of an unarmed woman by…