The battle lines are hardening.
The Pentagon put 1,500 troops on standby for Minnesota while Border Patrol’s chief told Fox News Channel that a federal judge’s order won’t change anything because his agents get to decide who qualifies as peaceful. Meanwhile Trump roiled Europe by slapping 10% tariffs on eight allies for refusing to back his Greenland annexation plan.
People aren’t backing down. Counterprotesters in Minneapolis drowned out a tiny pro-ICE protest led by a pardoned January 6 rioter, and in Greenland nearly 25% of the capital city’s population filled the streets in the country’s largest protest ever. The Prime Minister marched with them.
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Netanyahu's office says Trump's Gaza Board of Peace announcement was not coordinated with Israel and contradicts government policy over Turkey's inclusion.
Source: Reuters
January 17, 2026
Trump officials communicated with Venezuela's Diosdado Cabello for months before and after the Maduro raid, despite his $25 million bounty and narcotics indictment.
Source: Reuters
January 17, 2026
Trump threatens 10% tariffs on eight European allies starting February 1 until U.S. acquires Greenland, rising to 25% in June.
Source: BBC
January 17, 2026
Trump's Board of Peace draft charter grants permanent membership to countries contributing at least $1 billion, with Trump controlling the funds and serving as chairman.
Source: Newsweek
January 17, 2026
DHS insists Maryland mother is "NOT a U.S. citizen" and places her in ankle monitor despite birth certificate, hospital footprints, immunization records and Johns Hopkins pediatrician's verification.
Source: The Washington Post
January 17, 2026
Pentagon orders 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota as Trump threatens Insurrection Act against protesters.
Source: Reuters
January 17, 2026
U.S. airstrike kills al-Qaeda leader in Syria tied to December ambush that killed two Iowa National Guardsmen and their interpreter.
Source: UPI
January 17, 2026
Michael Cohen says he felt "pressured and coerced" by Manhattan prosecutors to provide testimony against Trump, accusing DA Bragg and AG James of blurring justice and politics.
Source: Raw Story
January 17, 2026
Border Patrol chief says judge's order won't stop agents using tear gas on protesters who "cross the line," claiming force is only used against the violent.
Source: Mediaite
January 17, 2026
DHS seeks to deport two detainees who told Washington Post they witnessed guards choking a fellow immigrant to death at a Texas detention camp.
Source: The Washington Post
January 17, 2026
FBI asks agents nationwide to volunteer for temporary duty in Minneapolis, with messages that did not specify the assignment or reference ongoing protests.
Source: Bloomberg
January 17, 2026
Democrat Abigail Spanberger takes oath as Virginia's 75th governor and first woman elected to the office.
Source: WRIC Richmond
January 17, 2026
White House told CBS to air Trump interview unedited or "we will sue your ass off," weeks after network settled prior Trump lawsuit for $16 million.
Source: Deadline
January 17, 2026
Thousands march in Greenland's largest recorded protest as Prime Minister joins demonstrators outside U.S. Consulate in Nuuk.
Source: The Associated Press
January 17, 2026
Counter-protesters overwhelm pardoned January 6 rioter's pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis as "Defend Our Neighbors" organizers commit to nonviolence.
Source: KSTP Minneapolis
January 17, 2026