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World & Nation
EU Nations Mulling $108B 'Nuclear Option' Against Trump's Tariff Threats
European nations are reportedly considering a "nuclear option" to
impose $108 billion worth of tariffs against the United States in
response to President Donald Trump's threat to enact stiff tariffs
against eight nations if a deal is not reached to sell Greenland to the
United States, but that move would be "unwise," Treasury Secretary
Scott Bessent said in Davos on Tuesday.
France, during an emergency meeting in Brussels on Sunday afternoon,
pushed for the European Union to use the "Anti-Coercion Instrument,"
described as a trade "bazooka" to deter Trump, CNBC reported Tuesday.
The EU's "instrument" has been designed to deter what it calls economic
coercion that would push for policy changes that could affect
investment and trade.
Trump: Minneapolis Church Protesters Should Be Thrown in Jail
President Donald Trump called for those involved in the "Church Raid"
in Minnesota to serve jail time, just hours after Assistant Attorney
General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon told Newsmax she is seeking to
prosecute the perpetrators.
"Just watched footage of the Church Raid in Minnesota by the agitators
and insurrectionists," Trump wrote on Truth Social early Tuesday
morning. "These people are professionals!
"No person acts the way they act. They are highly trained to scream,
rant, and rave, like lunatics, in a certain manner, just like they are
doing.
Trump also called for investigations into Democrat Gov. Tim Walz and
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., whom senior Trump administration officials
have suggested may already be under Justice Department scrutiny.
Anti-ICE agitator who stormed Minnesota church service also harassed congregants at Pete Hegseth’s church
William Kelly disrupted Twin Cities church service Sunday after months of harassing families in DC, according to churchgoers
One of the anti-ICE agitators who stormed into a Twin Cities church
Sunday has also been accused of harassing congregants at Secretary of
War Pete Hegseth’s church in Washington, D.C.
Anti-ICE agitators stormed Cities Church sanctuary on Sunday, causing
chaos and insisting that one of the pastors is the acting director of
ICE's St. Paul field office. Protesters were heard shouting "ICE out"
and "Justice for Renee Good" in the middle of services in front of
shocked churchgoers. A man with the group was identified as William
Kelly, who goes by "DaWokeFarmer" on TikTok, where he has over 66,000
followers, and regularly posts politically charged videos attacking
ICE, President Donald Trump and members of his administration with
profanity.
A member of Christ Church in Washington, D.C., who asked to remain
anonymous, told Fox News Digital that he immediately recognized Kelly
as a part of a group that has been pestering worshipers on a routine
basis.
Iran Warns US Of War Over Supreme Leader Threat
After deadly protests and a harsh
crackdown, Tehran and Washington exchange threats as Iran’s president
vows any attack on Khamenei would spark all-out conflict.
On January 18, 2026, Iran’s political crisis reached a fever pitch as
President Masoud Pezeshkian issued a stark warning to the United States
and its allies: any attack on Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
would be considered “all-out war” against Iran. This bold declaration,
made in a post on X (formerly Twitter), underscored the heightened
tensions between Tehran and Washington after weeks of unrest and a
brutal government crackdown on protests across Iran.
Pezeshkian’s message was clear and uncompromising. “Any aggression
against the Supreme Leader of our country is tantamount to all-out war
against the Iranian nation,” he wrote. The statement came just a day
after U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with Politico,
openly called for new leadership in Iran. Trump described Khamenei as
“a sick man who should run his country properly and stop killing
people,” and accused him of using extreme violence to cling to power.
Trump endorsement rocks Louisiana Senate race as Letlow poised to jump in
Trump sides With GOP Rep Julia Letlow, upending Republican Sen Bill Cassidy’s re-election fight in Louisiana
Three days after President Donald Trump exploded a political bomb in
Louisiana's Senate race by endorsing Republican Rep. Julia Letlow over
incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, sources say Letlow is likely to launch
a campaign as early as this week.
Trump's support of Letlow, who was elected in 2021 after her husband
Luke died from COVID shortly before taking office in the House, is a
severe setback for Cassidy, a physician and chair of the powerful
Senate Health committee who is running for a third six-year term in the
solidly red state.
And it's a major political headache for Senate Majority Leader John
Thune, who is backing Cassidy and teamed up with the senator last week
in Louisiana.
Don Lemon could be prosecuted for embedding with protesters at Minnesota church, legal analyst says
Gregg Jarrett tells Hannity that calling yourself a journalist 'is not a defense' against criminal prosecution
Former CNN host Don Lemon could face criminal charges for embedding
with anti-ICE agitators who stormed a Minnesota church during a Sunday
service, Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett argued, saying journalism
does not shield someone from liability when crimes are committed.
Lemon went viral Sunday for his reporting on the chaos that unfolded at
Cities Church in St. Paul, telling viewers that "the freedom to
protest" is what the First Amendment is all about. Protesters claimed a
pastor inside was affiliated with U.S. Immigration and Customs
Enforcement (ICE).
"The right to protest, Sean, does not extend to private property and
certainly not to churches, which are protected spaces by law," Jarrett
told Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity on Monday.
"This mob that stormed the church, harassed and terrorized the
congregation, they can and should be prosecuted for a variety of
crimes. Trespass, disorderly conduct, disturbing a religious meeting,
and importantly, violating the FACE Act."
Jarrett said Lemon could find himself "prosecuted as a willing participant" in the incident.
Former Trump lawyer Halligan defends US prosecutor status in wake of Comey, James dismissals
The Justice Department vehemently refuted the judge's questions, issued in a rare and unprompted court order
Former Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan argued in a new court filing
Tuesday that a judge’s November ruling dismissing two criminal cases
does not undermine her authority to serve as U.S. attorney for the
Eastern District of Virginia or to represent the federal government in
ongoing cases.
The new filing, previewed exclusively to Fox News Digital, comes amid a
swirl of leadership questions within the U.S. prosecutor's office for
the Eastern District of Virginia, dubbed the "rocket docket" due to the
court's swift handling of federal cases, including many high-profile
national security cases.
It also comes just hours after the news that Robert McBride, a longtime
federal prosecutor and second-highest-ranking U.S. attorney in the
Eastern District of Virginia, was dismissed from his role amid broader
disagreements with DOJ.
Trump tells why he posted Emmanuel Macron’s private text message — and says he stopped wild Syria prison break by terrorists
President Trump told The Post he posted private text messages from
French President Emmanuel Macron and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte
because they “made my point” — as he revealed he spent Monday halting a
prison break in Syria by European terrorists.
Trump posted fawning messages from Macron and Rutte praising the US
president for unspecified actions in Syria — and pleading with him for
dialogue on his bid to annex Greenland — hours before world leaders
gather at the Davos summit in Switzerland.
“It just made my point. They’re saying, ‘Oh gee, let’s have dinner,
let’s do this, let’s do that.’ It just made my point,” Trump said of
the leaders’ private deference after Trump threatened 10% tariffs,
effective Feb. 1, on eight European nations opposed to his bid to
acquire Greenland.
What’s behind the Trump-Greenland crisis — and beyond it
How did the Western Alliance come to a crisis over Greenland, of all places — and, more important, how can it end productively?
President Trump has learned perhaps too well that Europe’s political
elites — the current governments in Britain and France, the dominant
forces in the European Union and the left-leaning establishments across
the continent — won’t do a damned thing when it comes to hard power
unless their noses are rubbed in the need.
It took him nearly a decade of threatening to abandon NATO to get most
member nations to start ponying up for defense at anything like
necessary levels.
Celebs are cheering on biological men taking over women’s sports — yet another selfish example of lefty virtue signaling
Biological males in women’s sports have become a losing issue. But some
ideological celebs and out-of-touch athletes still haven’t gotten the
message.
A new campaign from the ACLU defending transgender athletes‘
participation in the sports category of their choice features actors
Elliot Page and Naomi Watts — two elites with nothing to lose as they
sacrifice the athletic opportunities of women younger than themselves.
The 30-second ad, which will air during the Unrivaled women’s
basketball series, also features soccer star Megan Rapinoe and her
girlfriend and WNBA star Sue Bird — retired female athletes so blinded
by ideology that they’re willing to deprive the next generation of the
fair shot they enjoyed as women before trans athletes were a major
concern.
These activists — particularly the former athletes — should know better. But trans ideology has hijacked common sense.
