Politics
Europe-U.S. ties at their ‘lowest’ in NATO history, ex-EU chief says, as Trump goes ‘America First’
U.S. President Donald Trump (R) listens as NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting on Jan. 21, 2026 in Davos, Switzerland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Europe and U.S. relations are facing their “lowest moment” since NATO came into being, former […]
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Alex Pretti killing: Minnesota CEOs, including UnitedHealth, Target, call for ‘immediate deescalation’
An undated handout image of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by U.S. immigration agents as they tried to detain him in Minneapolis, Minnesota, obtained by Reuters on Jan. 25, 2026. U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs | Via Reuters Major Minnesota business leaders on Sunday called for an “immediate deescalation of tensions” after federal immigration […]
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After second Minneapolis shooting, Congress hurtles toward a partial government shutdown over DHS funding
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during the Senate Democrats’ news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the deadline for the release of the Epstein files on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The U.S. government is nearing the brink of a partial shutdown by the end […]
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Gov. Walz calls on Trump to halt ICE operations in Minnesota after another shooting
A federal agent cordons off the area as people gather at the scene of a shooting involving federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 24, 2026. Tim Evans | Reuters Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Saturday called on President Donald Trump to end sweeping Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in the state after […]
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House to vote on final funding bills with shutdown deadline near
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., right, respond to a question during a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center after a meeting of the House Republican Conference on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The House of Representatives is […]
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Trump sues Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase over alleged ‘political’ debanking
President Donald Trump sued JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, on Thursday for closing his and related entities’ accounts in early 2021 after decades of being customers of the bank, allegedly for political reasons. The closures came on the heels of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot by Trump supporters at the U.S. Capitol, and […]
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Europe must consider retaliating against Trump’s tariff ‘blackmail,’ business leaders tell CNBC
Business groups have told CNBC that the EU must consider retaliatory measures in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to impose tariffs on the bloc. The EU has frozen its EU-US trade deal in response to Trump announcing plans to impose 10% tariffs on six EU nations, alongside the U.K. and Norway from Feb. […]
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France rejects Trump’s comment on drug prices, calls it ‘fake news’
France’s President Emmanuel Macron attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters France rejected as “fake news” on Wednesday President Donald Trump’s assertion that he had pressured President Emmanuel Macron into hiking domestic drug prices after the U.S. leader threatened sweeping tariffs on French […]
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Trump says he reached Greenland deal ‘framework’ with NATO, backs off Europe tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a bilateral meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte have “formed the framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland.” […]
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European lawmakers suspend U.S. trade deal amid Greenland tariff tensions
European lawmakers on Wednesday suspended the approval of the trade deal the EU and U.S. agreed in July. In a statement on Wednesday, European Parliament member Bernd Lange, and INTA chair on EU-US trade relations, said the recent plans by President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of between 10% to 25% on European nations go […]
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