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President says he ‘won’t use force’ to acquire Greenland, calls for ‘immediate negotiations’
The president suffered a minor delay while traveling to Davos after Air
Force One was forced to turn around after takeoff due to a “minor
electrical issue.” However, the issue was fixed and Trump was able to
continue with his trip.
Trump told reporters ahead of leaving for Davos that he believed it “will be an interesting trip.”
“I have no idea what’s going to happen,” the commander in chief told reporters before departing the White House Tuesday night.
President Trump said he would not use military force to invade and
acquire Greenland, in a bid to ease nerves in Europe after he
previously said he would not exclude the option.
Trump Touts 'Very Good' Call With Erdogan on Security
President Donald Trump said he had a "very good" phone conversation
Tuesday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as the two leaders
discussed regional security issues and ongoing conflicts in the Middle
East.
Speaking at the White House, Trump confirmed the call but did not
provide extensive details, describing Erdogan as a strong leader and
longtime counterpart with whom he maintains a direct line of
communication.
Turkish officials later said the call focused on developments in Syria,
the conflict in the Gaza Strip, and broader regional stability. Erdogan
emphasized Turkey's role in coordinating with the United States on
efforts to reduce violence and promote peace, according to Turkish
state media.
Fox News interrupted for breaking news as Trump makes strategic move against Tim Walz
Fox News viewers saw the show interrupted for a breaking news alert as President Donald Trump targeted Governor Tim Walz.
The alert came as it was announced that the FBI had served subpoenas to
several officials in Minneapolis, including members of the office of
Governor Tim Walz. Reports suggest that the Justice Department is
investigating Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over the potential
obstruction of federal law enforcement.
The move comes after President Trump and his administration have
repeatedly aimed criticism at state and local officials over the unrest
in Minnesota due to the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
agents, especially in the wake of the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole
Good by an ICE Agent. It comes as Donald Trump addresses his 'enemies'
in Davos speech as Europe tensions on the brink.
Newsom flamed as ‘economically illiterate Ken doll’ in Scott Bessent Davos takedown
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ripped California Gov. Gavin Newsom for his comments calling the Trump official “smug.”
On Tuesday, Bessent spoke on a panel at the World Economic Forum in
Davos, Switzerland, where he said some parents may be buying “five, 10,
12 homes” for retirement. Newsom took to X to reshare a clip of the
remarks, writing: “Could this smug man be more out of touch?”
In response, Bessent snapped back, calling the governor “too smug, too self-absorbed and too economically illiterate.”
“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 told a Fox reporter in Davos.
“He’s here this week with his billionaire sugar daddy, Alex Soros, and
Davos is a perfect place for a man who, when everyone else was on
lockdown, was having people arrested for going to church.”
‘Potentially catastrophic’ snow, ice storm to blast most of Midwest, East Coast through weekend
A “potentially catastrophic” snow and ice storm will blast several
states across the US this weekend — blanketing roads and trees and
causing widespread power outages, forecasters warned.
The storm, which will arrive late this week and last into the weekend,
will be a “widespread potentially catastrophic event from Texas to the
Carolinas,” according to Ryan Maue, a former chief scientist at the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
“I don’t know how people are going to deal with it,” Maue said.
A former chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Ryan Maue, said the upcoming storm could be a
“potentially catastrophic event.”
Far-left agitator who organized MN church storming raked in over $1 million from anti-poverty nonprofit
A 2024 filing shows the group awarded just $158,811 in grants that year while Armstrong brought in a salary of $215,726
Far-left agitator Nekima Levy Armstrong, who was one of the organizers
of the storming of a Minnesota church to protest ICE on Sunday, raked
in over $1 million during six years leading a Minneapolis civil rights
nonprofit that addresses anti-poverty issues.
Armstrong, whose website identifies her as a civil rights lawyer and
"scholar-activist," helped to organize the storming of Cities Church in
St. Paul, Minnesota, on Sunday.
In a Facebook post, she claimed that one of the church’s pastors is a
leader at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration
is one of many throughout the Twin Cities in protest of the federal
government’s surge of immigration enforcement officials to crack down
on widespread fraud taking place in the state.
Armstrong, who is currently the founder and CEO of a cannabis company
called Dope Roots, led the nonprofit as executive director for at least
six years, from 2019 through 2024, according to tax filings by the
Wayfinder Foundation.
Top Trump admin education official exposes blue state financial aid fraud offenders
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent points to notable levels of fraud in California and Minnesota
A top Trump administration Education Department official exposed a pair
of blue states that he says are among the worst for federal student aid
fraud as officials crack down on scammers who are exploiting the
taxpayer-funded programs.
In 2025, the Department of Education said it prevented $1 billion of
fraud in the aid programs. Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent
said these schemes are not only a waste of taxpayer money, but also
disproportionately affect low-income students trying to pay for their
education.
"We talked about California being certainly a hub of fraud, waste and
abuse, but we also see Minnesota, for example," Kent told Fox News
Digital. "You know, one of the things that has been brought to light
over the course of the last couple of weeks is the enormous amount of
fraud, waste and abuse under the governor's leadership there, and this
is something that the federal Department of Education had lifted up and
highlighted months ago."
During a 12-month period between 2024 and 2025, scammers stole at least
$10 million in federal financial aid from community colleges in
California. According to one report, 34% of applications to community
colleges in the state last year were likely fake.
Armed militias fire heavy machine guns through Tehran streets in deadly night attacks
Video shows automatic weapons fire after dark as Hezbollah and Iraqi forces patrol Iranian capital
Gunfire echoed through Tehran Tuesday as heavily armed militias were
deployed across the Iranian capital, transforming some districts into
fortified zones under intense security.
Video footage showed bursts of automatic weapons after dark as
government buildings, state media sites and major intersections were
reportedly placed under guard, with armored pickups and masked fighters
patrolling the streets in Toyotas.
The trucks were mounted with heavy machine guns and were moving in
convoys with weapons firing into the darkness as armed men shouted
commands.
Comer dares Democrats to advance Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions or 'be exposed as hypocrites'
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., is calling for
bipartisanship on a key vote that could lead to former President Bill
Clinton and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton facing criminal
charges.
Comer will ask Democrats to join Republicans in teeing up House-wide
votes on holding the Clintons in contempt of Congress on Wednesday,
after both defied subpoenas to appear for his committee’s probe into
Jeffrey Epstein.
"The Committee does not take this action lightly. But subpoenas are not
mere suggestions; they carry the force of law and require compliance,"
Comer will say, according to an excerpt obtained by Fox News Digital.
"Former President Clinton and Secretary Clinton were legally required
to appear for depositions before this Committee. They refused."
Mexico Sends 37 More Cartel Members to US
Mexico's security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37
members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump
administration increases pressure on governments to crack down on
criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border.
Mexican Security Minister Omar García Harfuch wrote in a social media
post on X that the people transferred were “high impact criminals” that
“represented a real threat to the country’s security.”
It is the third time in less than one year that Mexico has sent
detained cartel members to the U.S. as the country responds to
statements and policy positions by President Donald Trump. García
Harfuch said the government has sent 92 people in total.
Trump Pushes for 'Decisive' Military Options on Iran
President Donald Trump is continuing to press his national security
team for "decisive" military options against Iran, even after holding
back on launching strikes last week, The Wall Street Journal reported.
The discussions come amid Iran's brutal crackdown on nationwide
protests, with thousands reportedly killed as the government tightens
its grip as the economy collapses.
While no final decision has been made, Trump's insistence on "decisive"
action has prompted senior Pentagon and White House officials to refine
a range of military options, the Journal reported.
NATO Chief: 'Thoughtful Diplomacy' Only Way to Deal With Greenland Crisis
NATO chief Mark Rutte said Wednesday "thoughtful diplomacy" was needed
to deal with tensions over Greenland, as President Donald Trump headed
to Davos pushing U.S. claims on the territory.
"I see that there are these tensions at the moment, there's no doubt.
Again, I'm not going to comment on that, but I can assure you, the only
way to deal with that is, in the end, thoughtful diplomacy," Rutte said
at the World Economic Forum.
"You can be assured that I'm working on this issue behind the scenes, but I cannot do it in public."
Michael Goodwin: Trump’s America First strategy now pulling double duty on the international stage
Assuming his intention was to mark the first anniversary of his return
to the White House, President Trump couldn’t have picked a more
suitable time or event to launch the Board of Peace for Gaza.
His decision to hold the launch Thursday at a Davos gathering of world
leaders highlights Trump’s role in trying to stop the war between
Israel and Hamas and start the massive rebuilding of Gaza.
It also reflects his unprecedented global footprint and illustrates once again that he is an American president like no other.
As such, the event is something of a coming-out party that shows how
his America First concept is now doing double duty on the international
stage.
Letitia James makes it quite clear: There are no limits to denouncing or harassing Jews in New York
In the face of surging antisemitism across New York state — fueled by
incessant illegal demonstrations in support of terrorist groups like
Hamas and Hezbollah — Attorney General Letitia James jumped into the
fray to prosecute … Jews.
James’ office announced last week that she’s concluded an agreement
with Betar — a small and obscure Zionist group that advocates for
Jewish safety and self-determination — forcing it to cease operations
in New York.
The AG says Betar engaged in a “campaign of violence, harassment, and
intimidation against Arab, Muslim, and Jewish New Yorkers.”
