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Trump fumes as he hits Norway with bizarre threat:  'No longer obligation' to peace

President Donald Trump issued a bizarre and threatening letter to Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, PBS News reported Sunday night — a message in which he stated he “no longer” felt an “obligation to think purely of peace” over what he’s perceived as a snub in not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.

“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America,” Trump wrote in the letter, the text of which was obtained by PBS.

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Trump's 'off-the-rails' Greenland decision will take 'decades' to recover from: analysis

Donald Trump's clear want for Greenland and Arctic control will take "decades" for Europe to recover from, a political analyst has claimed.

NATO has been pushed to its breaking point by the president's "off-the-rails" attitude to territory, with CNN commentator Stephen Collinson suggesting this could be a make or break moment for Europe's relationship with the US. He wrote, "A severing of transatlantic ties would also complicate some of Trump’s other priorities, such as his desire for European support and funding for his initiative to stabilize and rebuild Gaza.

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Kennedy Center like a 'funeral parlor' as Trump protests continue: insider

The atmosphere of the Kennedy Center after Donald Trump added his name to the building is like a "funeral parlor" according to an insider.

The president's name was added to the building after the Kennedy Center board were dismissed and then replaced by a Trump-friendly team. They announced in December 2025 that the building would be named "The Trump Kennedy Center", with signage on the outside of the building confirming the change.

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Trump uses late night Truth Social tirade to call for Dem rep to be 'jailed'

Donald Trump called for a Democratic Party representative to be jailed in one of several late night posts to Truth Social.

The president took aim at Minnesota rep Ilhan Omar and, in separate posts, denounced a plan for a New York Stock Exchange in Texas and called out Denmark for failing to stand up against Russia in Greenland. The series of posts were made in the early hours of January 19, with Trump calling out Omar.

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'A sad day': Analyst aghast as Trump pushes US allies to the brink

President Donald Trump's efforts to acquire Greenland left one analyst aghast on Sunday.

Over the last several weeks, Trump has intensified his push to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. Those efforts have included threatening to invade Greenland and imposing 10% tariffs on all goods imported from several European countries. Trump has claimed that acquiring the island nation is in America's national interests, although experts have said that He can accomplish many of the things he hopes to achieve through the acquisition, such as increasing America's military presence.

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'Nonsensical': WSJ warns Trump's 'reckless risk' could make a Russian dream come true

President Donald Trump is taking a "reckless risk" by trying to acquire Greenland, one that could make one of Russia's biggest dreams come true, warned the Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board on Sunday.

Trump has relentlessly pursued acquiring Greenland, either by force or negotiation, during his second administration. Recently, Danish ambassadors traveled to the White House to negotiate with Trump. Trump's efforts to acquire the country have also inspired the "Make America Go Away" campaign in Denmark, according to reports.

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'Explains so much': Analysts stunned by Trump admin 'rewarding' ICE's bad behavior

Political analysts and observers were stunned on Sunday by a new report that appeared to explain why President Donald Trump's immigration officials act as if they can't be held accountable for their actions.

The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday that Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers receive a bonus if they meet their 3,000 arrests per day quota, even if the people they arrest are later released. About 2,000 people have been arrested in Minneapolis since federal agents surged into the city this month, the report added, although it is unclear how many people were later released.

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'Line has been drawn': Allies warn of $100+ billion retaliation for Trump's new tariffs

America's allies in Europe warned on Sunday that they are prepared to move forward with a more than $100 billion plan to retaliate for President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs, according to a new report.

On Saturday, Trump imposed new 10% tariffs on all goods from six EU countries, the U.K., and Norway, in an attempt to up the ante in his bid to acquire Greenland from the Kingdom of Denmark. On Sunday, diplomats from the bloc's 27 governments met to affirm their options to "fight back" against the tariffs, Politico's European bureau reported.

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'Legitimizes the terrorists': WSJ issues stunning warning about Trump's Hamas peace plan

The Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board issued a stunning warning about President Donald Trump's latest efforts to end the war between Israel and Hamas, saying the president's plan "legitimizes the terrorist" and fails to secure peace.

Last week, the Trump administration announced that Trump's peace plan for the war had entered "Phase 2," which includes establishing an international peacekeeping commission. However, the plan also appears to rely on the assumption that Hamas will "[see] the light" and disarm themselves, which is something other Arab nations in the region and moneyed interests have failed to achieve, according to a new editorial published on Sunday.

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'Leave Greenland alone!' Protest interrupts US National Anthem at NBA game in London

President Donald Trump's hardball efforts to acquire Greenland are not only unpopular in the U.S., but also appear to be unpopular abroad.

Trump has repeatedly stated he intends to acquire Greenland from Denmark, either by force or through negotiation. The former was described by European allies of the U.S. as a potential "end of NATO" moment. Only recently has Trump appeared receptive to the idea of purchasing the island nation from the Kingdom of Denmark, a move that could potentially cost the U.S. trillions of dollars.

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'Chilling': Expert warns Trump DOJ on the verge of unleashing America's 'darkest moment'

President Donald Trump's Department of Justice is on the verge of creating one of the "darkest moments" in American history, according to one expert.

Last week, Trump's DOJ filed a lawsuit against Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, both Democrats, accusing them of criminally impeding the work of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. The lawsuit was filed after both Walz and Frey called on Trump to recall ICE following the death of 37-year-old Renee Good, a mother who was killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross while she was leaving the scene of an ICE raid in her neighborhood.

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'Grave concerns': Democrat fears DOJ has made US 'more vulnerable' by protecting Trump

It's no secret that President Donald Trump views the Department of Justice as his personal law firm, but one Democrat fears that the DOJ's actions to protect the president have made the U.S. "more vulnerable" to hate and attacks.

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), a former criminal defense and civil rights attorney, discussed some of the DOJ's efforts to protectTrump during a new interview on "The Daily Beast Podcast" with Joana Coles. She noted the DOJ's efforts to obscure and bury the Jeffrey Epstein investigation files, which the Trump administration is required by law to release in full, and the agency's defense of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro's arrest.

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'Interesting timing': Observers call out MAGA-friendly CBS News boss's latest flip-flop

Political analysts and observers called out CBS News's MAGA-friendly boss on Sunday over the "interesting timing" of her decision to finally air a controversial story that is critical of President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

According to multiple reports, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss decided to air a story on one of the network's signature shows, "60 Minutes," about the Trump administration's efforts to deport immigrants to the infamous CECOT prison in El Salvador. Weiss had previously decided to pull the story in December because no officials from the Trump administration agreed to appear on camera for an interview. It is unclear whether any changes have been made to the new story, according to reports.

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