Summary
Closing summary
Our live coverage is ending now. In the meantime, you can find all of our live US politics coverage here. Here is a summary of the key developments from today:
On the first anniversary of his second inauguration, Donald Trump joined White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a press briefing, where he launched into a two-hour-long, rambling address that drew from a prepared binder of “accomplishments” since he took office last year. During the briefing, Trump called Renee Nicole Good’s death a ‘tragedy’ after learning her parents were fans of hist administration; and said the world will “find out” how far he is willing to go to acquire Greenland.
In a spree of Truth Social posts overnight, Trump posted an altered image of himself, planting a US flag in Greenland, alongside JD Vance and secretary of state Marco Rubio. Asked during a press conference today about the risk his Greenland plan poses to the future of the Nato alliance, Trump said: “Something is going to happen which will be very good for everybody.” Meanwhile, at Davos, California governor Gavin Newsom decried Europeans for their “complicity” in failing to stand up to Trump’s demands.
The justice department subpoenaed several top officials in Minnesota as part of its investigation into whether Minneapolis officials have conspired to impede federal immigration efforts there. Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, Minnesota’s governor, Tim Walz, the state attorney general, Keith Ellison, the Hennepin county attorney, Mary Moriarty, and St Paul’s mayor, Kaohly Her, all Democrats, received subpoenas.
A federal judge in Washington DC ruled that the homeland security department (DHS) can continue to insist that lawmakers provide a week’s notice of their intention to inspect immigration facilities, even though she blocked an identical policy last month.
Multiple democrats say they will not vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security, hours after the Appropriations Committees released the text of the Homeland Security funding bill.
Louisiana congresswoman Julia Letlow officially announced her bid for Senate after receiving a “complete and total” social media endorsement from Donald Trump over the weekend. Letlow, a Republican, is issuing a primary challenge to two-term GOP incumbent Bill Cassidy.
Lindsey Halligan, Trump’s former personal lawyer who was appointed interim US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in September, has left her position, says attorney general Pam Bondi.
The California Republican Party has asked the state supreme court to block a redistricting measure voters approved in November that would flip up to five House seats in Democrats’ favor.
Trump signed an executive order today aimed at “stopping Wall Street from competing with Main Street homebuyers” following recent social media posts from the president regarding the affordability of housing.
JD Vance is expected to travel to Minneapolis on Thursday, the Associated Press reports, citing a source familiar with the vice president’s plans.
Vance will meet with local leaders and community members, and is also expected to give remarks.
