Noem doubles down on fatal ICE shooting — and vows to flood Minneapolis with more agents Critics accuse the administration of a cover-up. Axios · Jan 11
Unpredictable Trump weighs up Iranian pleas for help against calls for restraint Observers say if US gets response wrong to Tehran’s repression it could end up entrenching regime’s position The Guardian - UK · Jan 11
Democrat says Trump is ‘stealing’ from taxpayers and could be impeached if Republicans lose control of Congress Murphy points to crypto scheme and Qatari jet as evidence of Trump’s self-dealing The Independent UK · Jan 11
Minneapolis mayor urges FBI to include state officials in Renee Good inquiry Jacob Frey says Trump administration is ‘so quick to jump on a narrative’ over the truth after ICE fatally shot woman The Guardian - US · Jan 11
Tucker Carlson’s brother is latest person to get dragged into MAGA’s civil war Tensions have flared inside the MAGA movement over the Epstein files and U.S. foreign policy The Independent UK · Jan 11
Trump will hear Iran options from senior aides including Rubio and Hegseth this week: Report Trump is set to weigh possible responses during the meeting, though a final course of action isn’t expected to come as quickly The Independent UK · Jan 11
'Avatar: Fire and Ash' tops box office for fourth straight week with newcomer 'Primate' second “Avatar: Fire and Ash” continues to dominate the box office, holding the top spot for a fourth consecutive week The Independent UK · Jan 11
Trump: I don’t want to be bragging. Also Trump: Nobody should get the Nobel Prize more than me During a Jan. 9 press conference, Donald Trump was asked a fairly narrow question about Maria Corina Machado and Venezuela. “If she gives you her Nobel Peace Prize, will that change your view about her running that country?” the reporter asked. But Trump went on a familiar detour. He again… The Mary Sue · Jan 11
Senator Mark Kelly sends a strong message to Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump following threats of censure One of the several people who have consistently been at odds with Donald Trump since he began his second term as president this year is Mark Kelly, a senior senator from Arizona. Their disagreements have been going on for quite a while; however, it has recently escalated to alarming proportions,… The Mary Sue · Jan 11
6 Times the U.S. ‘Saved’ the World by Destroying It With Donald Trump’s recent adventures in Venezuela, there has been growing concern among people, especially Americans, about what the United States’ next steps would be. People fear that Trump, with his recent shenanigans, is laying the groundwork for conflicts with foreign nations that could even culminate in a third world… The Mary Sue · Jan 11
Starmer Warns UK Might Deploy Soldiers to Greenland As Trump Threatens Global Peace UK PM Keir Starmer signals possible British military presence in Greenland to counter instability as Donald Trump's unilateral foreign policy stirs global concern. International Business Times UK · Jan 11
Iran's $7 monthly payments fail to ease spiraling economic unrest as Trump weighs military options against Tehran a week after Venezuela raid The $7 monthly payments offer little relief to beleaguered Iranians who are suffering from food inflation of 64%. Fortune · Jan 11
First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting Residents have started returning to a contested neighborhood in Syria's Aleppo after deadly clashes between government and Kurdish-led forces The Independent UK · Jan 11
Trump's Greenland Invasion Plot Sparks Pentagon Revolt As Senior Military Chiefs Resist Orders Senior US military figures are resisting Donald Trump's directive to prepare an invasion plan for Greenland, citing illegality and lack of Congressional support. International Business Times UK · Jan 11
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11 Trump tells Cuba to ‘make a deal’ or face the consequences No more Venezuelan oil or money will flow to the communist-run island after Maduro’s fall, says US president
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Iran threatens to hit US military targets if Trump decides to strike over protests The UK government has praised the bravery of protesters taking to the streets
The Guardian - US · Jan 11 Noem says homeland security is sending ‘hundreds more’ agents to Minneapolis as protests erupt in US After killing of Renee Nicole Good, city braces for what the agency describes as its largest enforcement operation yet
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11 If Trump’s only constraint is his ‘own morality’, heaven help us Letters: Readers respond to the US president’s threats towards Greenland and his latest comment that he doesn’t need international law
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Minnesota Democrats are demanding a broader investigation into Renee Good's shooting Two of Minnesota’s leading Democrats say the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer shouldn’t be handled solely by the federal government
Radio France Internationale · Jan 11 Sweden, Germany critical of US rhetoric on Greenland and Denmark Sweden is highly critical of the "threatening rhetoric" against Greenland and Denmark from US President Donald Trump's administration, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday. Germany reiterated its support for Denmark and Greenland.
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Iran’s regime is facing its gravest existential threat: here’s why – and what happens next ANALYSIS: After a disastrous 12-day war with Israel last year and diminished support from its allies, Iran’s leaders have resorted to brutal violence to crush a mass uprising that is only going to get more bloody, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew
The Guardian - UK · Jan 11 ‘Fateful moment’ for Denmark amid Trump threats to take over Greenland Danish prime minister says country is at a crossroads and accuses US of turning its back on Nato
Reason · Jan 11 The New York Times's Latest Analysis of Trump Judges The truth may be that the judges actually believe what they are writing. For the left, that truth is too hard to process, so they rely on the "auditioning" charge.
Euronews · Jan 11 'I suggest they make a deal now before it is too late' says Trump as he threatens Cuba Trump suggests that Cuba should move to quickly strike a deal with Washington as he announced that the Caribbean nation will no longer be receiving oil or money from Venezuela, which it had relied on financially for years.
The Independent UK · Jan 11 Operation Hawkeye Strike: How Donald Trump is taking on ISIS in Syria again The president has stepped up attacks on ISIS in recent weeks after saying the U.S. should have ‘nothing to do with’ Syria