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Trump's Supreme Court justices appear ready to ditch him: CNN analyst

The Supreme Court's conservative supermajority appears ready to ditch President Donald Trump in his fight to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a CNN analyst.

Last year, Trump tried to fire Cook because she would not vote to lower interest rates. The president alleged that Cook's termination was "for cause" and accused her of mortgage fraud, even though the Department of Justice has not charged her with a crime. Cook challenged her termination, and the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case on Wednesday.

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Karoline Leavitt scolded after strange claim about Trump's Davos speech

President Donald Trump's press secretary was scolded on Wednesday after she made a strange claim during an interview on Fox News.

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joined Fox News host John Roberts on "America Reports"' to discuss Trump's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. During the speech, Trump rebuked America's allies in Europe and made several false or misleading claims about his accomplishments on the world's stage and at home.

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Trump's Supreme Court 'Hail Mary' seems to have crashed and burned: analyst

President Donald Trump is not going to win his bid at the Supreme Court to remove Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, predicted Vanderbilt University law professor Brian Fitzpatrick on MS NOW Wednesday afternoon.

Trump ordered Cook removed based on unproven and largely debunked allegations from Federal Housing Finance Agency chief Bill Pulte that she engaged in mortgage fraud. Federal Reserve officials can only be removed by the president for cause, and the Trump administration argues the mere accusation of fraud is sufficient cause to qualify. The Supreme Court separately appears poised to give presidents vastly more power to fire officials at independent agencies, but has already signaled they consider the Fed a special case.

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Trump skewered for 'pretending he got a great deal' after 'surrendering' on Greenland

Reactions were rolling in Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to change direction on his demands for the United States to own Greenland.

Trump had threatened to impose tariffs on European nations on Feb. 1 and told reporters after his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that a deal was apparently in the works with NATO, appearing to waffle on whether it would include ownership of the Arctic island and Danish territory.

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Border Patrol chief has bag of chips dumped on him as MN protesters shout 'Nazi!'

Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino faced protests as he visited several convenience stores in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

MAGA influencer Cam Higby captured Bovino on video as a bag of chips was dumped on him at one store. His agents quickly departed after protesters surrounded them and yelled "Nazi! Nazi!"

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ICE agents forced to flee Minnesota neighborhood due to car alarm alert system

Frustrated Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers fled a Minnesota neighborhood after residents alerted each other by triggering car alarms from their homes.

A Reddit user shared a video of the incident on Wednesday in a post titled, "People in Minnesota are now using their key fobs to trigger their car alarms from the safety of their homes when they see ICE walking around."

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Trump makes major waffle in first remarks after Greenland deal

President Donald Trump made a major shift in direction in his first remarks on Wednesday after demanding a deal to own Greenland.

Trump appeared to change his mind about military action to acquire the Arctic Island and Danish territory, and his comments were a notable change in development over the situation at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

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'Stunning speech': MS NOW reporter astounded by Trump’s 'rambling' and lies to Europe

An MS NOW reporter was stunned following President Donald Trump's shift away from suggesting he would use military force to seize Greenland and his comments to world leaders on Wednesday.

Ravi Agrawal described a full room at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where people were anticipating hearing Trump's comments on the Arctic island, NATO and the future of the United States' relationship with European nations.

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Laughter erupts as James Comer blanks in House hearing: ‘I wasn’t paying attention’

A hearing room for the House Oversight Committee erupted into laughter Wednesday after the committee chair, Rep. James Comer (R-KY), blanked on a question asked by a Democratic committee member.

Wednesday’s hearing saw the committee fiercely debate whether to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena to testify about their connections to Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. Challenging the measure was Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), who pressed Comer on whether the committee had already been informed that the Clintons were willing to testify on the record.

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Trump attacks 'people I can't stand' in crowd at speech: 'I would screw them if I could'

President Donald Trump lamented that he couldn't "screw" people whom he didn't like during a rant at the World Economic Forum.

While speaking to CEOs in Davos on Wednesday, Trump bragged that companies were building plants in the U.S.

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Dem lawmaker demands bank execs be dragged before Congress to testify over Epstein

In a fiery speech, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) demanded Wednesday that bank executives for JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America be dragged before Congress to testify over their alleged unlawful connections with Jeffrey Epstein.

Tlaib’s remarks were made during a hearing of the House Oversight Committee, which was deliberating a vote on a measure that would find Hillary and Bill Clinton in contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena, punishable with up to one year in jail.

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GOP lawmakers called 'pathetic' for Kennedy Center Greenland stunt: 'Remember their names'

Republican lawmakers took part in a demonstration of support for President Donald Trump's threats to take over Greenland.

Some of the 79-year-old president's MAGA allies, alongside a pro-Kremlin Romanian right-wing nationalist, carved up a Greenland-shaped cake decorated like an American flag in a video recorded at the Kennedy Center, reported The New Republic.

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Gavin Newsom captured on video laughing as Trump delivers Davos speech

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom was captured on video laughing Wednesday while listening to President Donald Trump’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

During his speech, which lasted over an hour and saw him confuse Iceland with Greenland, Trump lavished praise on his own administration for the “help” it provided the city of Los Angeles last year, referring to his immigration raids that saw state leaders declare a state of emergency.

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