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THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 2026

In today's newsletter: Trump says he agreed to a "framework" of a future Greenland deal with NATO's secretary general. A 2025 memo shows that ICE told officers and agents they can forcibly enter homes without a judicial warrant. And a major storm is set to bring record cold from the South to the Northeast.

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Trump pauses tariffs on European powers, says 'framework' of Greenland deal a greed

(Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump dropped his threat to impose tariffs on eight European countries as part of his push to acquire Greenland. Yesterday's reversal came hours after the European Union's parliament halted final approval of a critical trade deal that Trump reached with the bloc last summer.

The president said he agreed to the "framework of a future deal with respect to Greenland and, in fact, the entire Arctic region," after a private meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum.

Trump maintained that the U.S. needs Greenland for the Golden Dome missile defense system and to deprive adversaries of a foothold in America's own hemisphere. But for now, he seems prepared to reach a peaceful resolution to the dispute.

The president said he won't use military force to acquire the territory and instead wants "immediate negotiations" with Denmark.

"Negotiations between Denmark, Greenland, and the United States will go forward aimed at ensuring that Russia and China never gain a foothold — economically or militarily — in Greenland," a NATO spokeswoman said.

On the second day of Davos, Trump launched his Board of Peace at a signing ceremony but no major Western allies were there, and the number of attendees is lower than the U.S. had suggested. Follow coverage of Davos Day 2 on our liveblog.

Read the full story on Greenland here.

More on Greenland:

European nations are looking at ways to bolster their own nuclear arsenals rather than continue to rely on the U.S., according to six senior European officials.

Greenlanders were incensed by Trump's remarks at the forum: "We're not just a block of ice."

America's allies are increasingly reckoning with the idea that Trump's actions are permanently rupturing the global order.

A massive winter storm is set to wallop a 2,000-mile stretch from the southern Plains to the Northeast, and could cause power outages for millions of Americans.

The storm is expected to hit Texas and Oklahoma before heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain rapidly stretch across the South through the weekend. By Sunday, heavy snow is expected in the Mid-Atlantic, with an ice storm continuing in North Georgia and the Carolinas.

Wind chills of 40 to 50 below zero are possible in the Upper Midwest and the Great Lakes region, whereas in Texas and other Gulf Coast states, temperatures could be in the single digits to 10 below zero.

More than 50 record lows are possible from Sunday to Tuesday, with Texas and Southern states most at risk. Gov. Greg Abbott said yesterday that he has already activated state emergency response resources.

Follow live updates on our blog.

Here's how to prepare and where to track the storm.

ICE says officers can forcibly enter homes during operations without judicial warrants, memo shows

An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement document in May 2025 shows that ICE told officers and agents they can forcibly enter homes of people subject to deportation without warrants signed by judges.

The memo, which reads that it is from ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons, was shared with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., by two whistleblowers.

It says ICE agents are allowed to forcibly enter a person's home using an administrative warrant if a judge has issued a "final order of removal." Lyons notes in the document that detaining people "in their residences" based solely on administrative warrants is a change from past procedures.

The group Whistleblower Aid, which is representing the individuals who shared the memo with Congress, also cited past training materials that say entering with just an administrative warrant can violate constitutional protections.

Read the full story here.

Related news:

An autopsy commissioned by the family of Renee Good found she suffered three clear gunshot wounds, including one to her head, lawyers said.

A new immigration enforcement operation is underway in Maine, the Department of Homeland Security announced.

It's Oscar nominations day. Here's what we're looking out for.

The Oscar nominees in 24 categories will be announced today by actors Danielle Brooks of "The Color Purple" and Lewis Pullman from "The Testament of Ann Lee."

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" and Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" are the expected frontrunners in this year's race. Chloé Zhao's "Hamnet" could also be a contender after picking up wins at the Golden Globes earlier this month.

All eyes will also be on Timothée Chalamet, who will likely snag a nomination and could score his first Academy Award for "Marty Supreme." Leonardo DiCaprio is also expected to be nominated for his role as Bob, a washed-up revolutionary on a quest to find his daughter, in "One Battle After Another."

We're covering it all here.

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith will testify today that his investigation developed proof that Trump "engaged in a criminal scheme" to overturn his 2020 election loss, according to prepared remarks obtained by NBC News.

A former Uvalde school police officer was found not guilty of abandoning or endangering students in the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary, which killed 19 kids and two teachers.

A federal judge barred the FBI from examining the devices seized last week from a Washington Post reporter's home until he can review the controversial case.

Prue Leith, a beloved judge on "The Great British Bake Off," announced she is leaving the show after nine scrumptious seasons.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani's City Law Department sued Dr. Phil's son to block the release of "life-threatening" behind-the-scenes NYPD video.

The world's oldest known example of cave art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered by researchers studying handprints in Indonesia.

▼ Staff Pick

For better or for worse, it's 2016 again on the internet

Whenever I share a new-to-me fashion trend with my mom, she always says, "there's nothing new under the sun." The latest online fascination with the year 2016 has me feeling the same sentiment.

The year was filled with Snapchat flower crowns, Instagram photo collages and the release of Drake's "Controlla," one of the songs of the summer during my college years — you just had to be there. Reporter Angela Yang's story gives such heartfelt insight into not just what was trending but why so many people, especially millennials, felt that year was the golden age of sharing your life on the internet.

Wherever you were on the age spectrum in 2016, you'll recall the world might have seemed a lot less beige and a little more carefree. Angela's story reminds us that being nostalgic for cringe sometimes isn't all that bad.

— Kaylah Jackson, platforms editor

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