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Foreign Relations 1 of 12

Denmark deploys troops to Greenland for military exercises as Trump vows to "100%" impose tariffs on eight European allies who oppose his demand for "Complete and Total Control."

Exercise "Arctic Endurance" intensified amid threats

Source: The Independent

January 19, 2026

Foreign Relations 2 of 12

France rejects Trump's Gaza "Board of Peace" over concerns it would undermine the United Nations, as the Kremlin confirms Putin has been invited to join.

$1 billion fee for permanent membership

Source: Politico

January 19, 2026

Immigration 3 of 12

Noem claims 10,000 "criminal illegal aliens" arrested in Minneapolis, but immigration experts say the numbers are "VERY likely false" and "HIGHLY inflated."

3,000 arrested in last six weeks, she claims

Source: The Hill

January 19, 2026

Oversight 4 of 12

Trump stands by Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer amid allegations of an affair with a staffer, drinking in her office and taking subordinates to a strip club on a government trip.

Public schedule not updated since August

Source: The Washington Post

January 19, 2026

Justice Dept 5 of 12

Justice Department considers loosening gun regulations including easing private sales and shipping restrictions, as the administration pushes to cut 5,000 ATF law enforcement officers.

Gun form would ask biological sex at birth

Source: The Washington Post

January 19, 2026

Justice Dept 6 of 12

DOJ threatens to prosecute church protesters in Minnesota while ICE has made arrests at churches in at least a dozen incidents since revoking protections for houses of worship.

Civil Rights Division sending two prosecutors

Source: The Hill

January 19, 2026

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